diff --git a/board/freescale/mpc8544ds/Makefile b/board/freescale/mpc8544ds/Makefile
index bec2168..308f707 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mpc8544ds/Makefile
+++ b/board/freescale/mpc8544ds/Makefile
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 
 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
 
-# ifneq ($(OBJTREE),$(SRCTREE))
-# $(shell mkdir -p $(obj)./common)
-# endif
+ifneq ($(OBJTREE),$(SRCTREE))
+$(shell mkdir -p $(obj)../common)
+endif
 
 LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).a