diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratedFileStream.cxx b/Source/cmGeneratedFileStream.cxx
index 8aa51f754..d70bc5c0a 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratedFileStream.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratedFileStream.cxx
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ void cmGeneratedFileStreamBase::Open(const char* name)
 
   // Make sure the temporary file that will be used is not present.
   cmSystemTools::RemoveFile(m_TempName.c_str());
+
+  std::string dir = cmSystemTools::GetFilenamePath(m_TempName);
+  cmSystemTools::MakeDirectory(dir.c_str());
 }
 
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