diff --git a/ground/openpilotgcs/share/share.pro b/ground/openpilotgcs/share/share.pro
index 7187dba04..ad1f45b68 100644
--- a/ground/openpilotgcs/share/share.pro
+++ b/ground/openpilotgcs/share/share.pro
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ equals(copydata, 1) {
    for(dir, DATACOLLECTIONS) {
        exists($$GCS_SOURCE_TREE/share/openpilotgcs/$$dir) {
            macx:data_copy.commands += $(COPY_DIR) $$targetPath(\"$$GCS_SOURCE_TREE/share/openpilotgcs/$$dir\") $$targetPath(\"$$GCS_DATA_PATH/\") $$addNewline()
-           !macx:data_copy.commands += $(COPY_DIR) $$targetPath(\"$$GCS_SOURCE_TREE/share/openpilotgcs/$$dir\") $$targetPath(\"$$GCS_DATA_PATH/$$dir\") $$addNewline()
+            !macx:data_copy.commands += $(MKDIR) $$targetPath(\"$$GCS_DATA_PATH/$$dir\") $$addNewline()
+            !macx:data_copy.commands += $(COPY_DIR) $$targetPath(\"$$GCS_SOURCE_TREE/share/openpilotgcs/$$dir\") $$targetPath(\"$$GCS_DATA_PATH/\") $$addNewline()
        }
    }