diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 20546d2..21a789a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build spelling dictionaries
       working-directory: ${{ env.PT_DICT_HOME }}
       run: |
-        mkdir -p ${{ env.LT_TMP_DIR }}
+        mkdir -p "${{ env.LT_TMP_DIR }}/compounds"
         poetry run python "./pt_dict/scripts/build_spelling_dicts.py" --tmp-dir ${{ env.LT_TMP_DIR }}