diff --git a/scripts/merge-i18n.escript b/scripts/merge-i18n.escript
index e98631cfc..751ca841c 100755
--- a/scripts/merge-i18n.escript
+++ b/scripts/merge-i18n.escript
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ main(_) ->
     Conf = [merge(Conf0, Cfgs1),
             io_lib:nl()
            ],
+    ok = filelib:ensure_dir("apps/emqx_dashboard/priv/i18n.conf"),
     ok = file:write_file("apps/emqx_dashboard/priv/i18n.conf", Conf).
 
 merge(BaseConf, Cfgs) ->