diff --git a/ci/build/build-release.sh b/ci/build/build-release.sh
index 8f71dc339..95579eb82 100755
--- a/ci/build/build-release.sh
+++ b/ci/build/build-release.sh
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ EOF
 
   if [ "$KEEP_MODULES" = 1 ]; then
     rsync node_modules/ "$RELEASE_PATH/node_modules"
+    mkdir -p "$RELEASE_PATH/lib"
     rsync ./lib/coder-cloud-agent "$RELEASE_PATH/lib"
   fi
 }