diff --git a/ompi/contrib/vt/vt/extlib/otf/tools/otfmerge/mpi/Makefile.am b/ompi/contrib/vt/vt/extlib/otf/tools/otfmerge/mpi/Makefile.am
index 0c9c1b8868..4028929c5a 100644
--- a/ompi/contrib/vt/vt/extlib/otf/tools/otfmerge/mpi/Makefile.am
+++ b/ompi/contrib/vt/vt/extlib/otf/tools/otfmerge/mpi/Makefile.am
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ endif
 include ../Makefile.common
 
 $(COMMONSOURCES):
+	$(AM_V_at)$(MKDIR_P) `dirname $@`
 	$(LN_S) $(top_srcdir)/tools/otfmerge/$@ $@
 
 CC = $(MPICC)
diff --git a/ompi/contrib/vt/vt/extlib/otf/tools/otfprofile/mpi/Makefile.am b/ompi/contrib/vt/vt/extlib/otf/tools/otfprofile/mpi/Makefile.am
index 236dc9f03b..b2dfb41ae1 100644
--- a/ompi/contrib/vt/vt/extlib/otf/tools/otfprofile/mpi/Makefile.am
+++ b/ompi/contrib/vt/vt/extlib/otf/tools/otfprofile/mpi/Makefile.am
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ endif
 include ../Makefile.common
 
 $(COMMONSOURCES):
+	$(AM_V_at)$(MKDIR_P) `dirname $@`
 	$(LN_S) $(top_srcdir)/tools/otfprofile/$@ $@
 
 CXX = $(MPICXX)
diff --git a/ompi/contrib/vt/vt/tools/vtfilter/mpi/Makefile.am b/ompi/contrib/vt/vt/tools/vtfilter/mpi/Makefile.am
index 42b431e3e3..5f822f1f63 100644
--- a/ompi/contrib/vt/vt/tools/vtfilter/mpi/Makefile.am
+++ b/ompi/contrib/vt/vt/tools/vtfilter/mpi/Makefile.am
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ uninstall-local:
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/vtfiltergen-mpi$(EXEEXT)
 
 $(COMMONSOURCES):
+	$(AM_V_at)$(MKDIR_P) `dirname $@`
 	$(LN_S) $(abs_top_srcdir)/tools/vtfilter/$@ $@
 
 CXX = $(MPICXX)
diff --git a/ompi/contrib/vt/vt/tools/vtunify/mpi/Makefile.am b/ompi/contrib/vt/vt/tools/vtunify/mpi/Makefile.am
index 77b185a320..453206c270 100644
--- a/ompi/contrib/vt/vt/tools/vtunify/mpi/Makefile.am
+++ b/ompi/contrib/vt/vt/tools/vtunify/mpi/Makefile.am
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ endif
 include ../Makefile.common
 
 $(COMMONSOURCES):
+	$(AM_V_at)$(MKDIR_P) `dirname $@`
 	$(LN_S) $(abs_top_srcdir)/tools/vtunify/$@ $@
 
 CC = $(MPICC)