diff --git a/build.env b/build.env
index b080b3e631f..58abbf41d1b 100755
--- a/build.env
+++ b/build.env
@@ -47,4 +47,3 @@ ln -sf "$PWD/misc/git/pre-commit" .git/hooks/pre-commit
 ln -sf "$PWD/misc/git/commit-msg" .git/hooks/commit-msg
 git config core.hooksPath .git/hooks
 export EXTRA_BIN=$PWD/test/bin
-mkdir -p "$EXTRA_BIN"
diff --git a/test/bin/.keep b/test/bin/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7f6eda3a448
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/bin/.keep
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Do not remove. Ensures existence of directory.