diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index 9384def..5f92ea6 100644
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ class ConfigurePyTQt3(ConfigureBase):
                 makefile.extra_include_dirs.append(qt_dir + "/src/3rdparty/zlib")
             makefile.extra_include_dirs.append(os.path.join(src_dir, "pyuic3"))
             
+            if not os.access("pyuic3", os.F_OK):
+                os.mkdir("pyuic3")
+
             makefile.generate()
             tool_dirs.append("pyuic3")
 
@@ -350,6 +353,9 @@ class ConfigurePyTQt3(ConfigureBase):
 
             makefile.extra_include_dirs.append(os.path.join(src_dir, "pylupdate3"))
 
+            if not os.access("pylupdate3", os.F_OK):
+                os.mkdir("pylupdate3")
+
             makefile.generate()
             tool_dirs.append("pylupdate3")
         elif qt_version >= 0x020000: