diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ffac3c9..b4a2bc6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,16 +5,19 @@ CPPFLAGS = -Iinclude
 all: build/hello
 
 build/escpos.o: src/escpos.c include/escpos.h
+	mkdir -p build/
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -c src/escpos.c -o build/escpos.o
 
 build/hello.o: examples/hello.c include/escpos.h
+	mkdir -p build/
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -c examples/hello.c -o build/hello.o
 
 build/hello: build/hello.o build/escpos.o
+	mkdir -p build/
 	$(CC) build/hello.o build/escpos.o -o build/hello
 
 clean:
-	rm -rf build/*
+	rm -rf build
 
 
 .PHONY: all clean