diff --git a/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest.rs b/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest.rs
index b0f84b1162f..da51b33a9d6 100644
--- a/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest.rs
+++ b/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest.rs
@@ -2140,6 +2140,7 @@ fn aux_output_dir(&self) -> PathBuf {
 
         if !self.props.aux_bins.is_empty() {
             let aux_bin_dir = self.aux_bin_output_dir_name();
+            remove_and_create_dir_all(&aux_dir);
             remove_and_create_dir_all(&aux_bin_dir);
         }