diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4e9a383..06eb335 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ This update introduces minor bug fixes & improvements
 ### Fixed
  - ncc will now correctly handle package execution where the main unit is not defined in the package instead of
    throwing an exception.
+ - Executable Compiler will now correctly create a directory if it does not exist when compiling a package using gcc
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/ncc/Classes/PhpExtension/ExecutableCompiler.php b/src/ncc/Classes/PhpExtension/ExecutableCompiler.php
index 2c6d2ce..94be0a0 100644
--- a/src/ncc/Classes/PhpExtension/ExecutableCompiler.php
+++ b/src/ncc/Classes/PhpExtension/ExecutableCompiler.php
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@
                 $binary_path = ConstantCompiler::compileConstants($this->getProjectManager()->getProjectConfiguration(), $configuration->getOutput());
             }
 
+            // Create the directory recursively if it does not exist
+            if(!is_dir(dirname($binary_path)))
+            {
+                mkdir(dirname($binary_path), 0777, true);
+            }
+
             if($gcc_path === null)
             {
                 throw new BuildException("Unable to find gcc executable, please make sure it is installed and in your PATH environment variable.");