diff --git a/src/libs/core/extractor.cpp b/src/libs/core/extractor.cpp
index 3c121592e..275146f4c 100644
--- a/src/libs/core/extractor.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/core/extractor.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ void Extractor::extract(const QString &sourceFile, const QString &destination, c
         destinationDir.setPath(destinationDir.filePath(root));
     }
 
+    // Destination directory must be created before any other files.
+    destinationDir.mkpath(QLatin1String("."));
+
     // TODO: Do not strip root directory in archive if it equals to 'root'
     archive_entry *entry;
     while (archive_read_next_header(info.archiveHandle, &entry) == ARCHIVE_OK) {