diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index 1f9bb13..1135f5f 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ format:
 		':!libk/printf*')
 
 doxygen:
+	mkdir -p ../docs/kernel/doxygen
 	doxygen
 
 .PHONY: all clean format doxygen