diff --git a/dev-libs/glib/glib2-2.38.1.recipe b/dev-libs/glib/glib2-2.38.1.recipe
index f914b0dcd..84f4a0cf2 100644
--- a/dev-libs/glib/glib2-2.38.1.recipe
+++ b/dev-libs/glib/glib2-2.38.1.recipe
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ BUILD()
 
 	# There seem to be a problem with libtool, and without this some libraries
 	# would not be found during the build.
-	ln -s ../../glib/.libs gobject/.libs/lib
+	mkdir -p gobject/.libs
+	ln -sf ../../glib/.libs gobject/.libs/lib
+
 	make $jobArgs
 }