diff --git a/packages/play-audio/build.sh b/packages/play-audio/build.sh
index 95ed3adef..a36c8caf0 100644
--- a/packages/play-audio/build.sh
+++ b/packages/play-audio/build.sh
@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@ termux_step_make_install () {
 		-std=c++14 -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -Werror \
 		-lOpenSLES \
 		$TERMUX_PKG_BUILDER_DIR/play-audio.cpp -o $TERMUX_PREFIX/bin/play-audio
+
+	mkdir -p $TERMUX_PREFIX/share/man/man1/
 	cp $TERMUX_PKG_BUILDER_DIR/play-audio.1 $TERMUX_PREFIX/share/man/man1/
 }