diff --git a/platforms/sdl/CMakeLists.txt b/platforms/sdl/CMakeLists.txt
index 21913eb..9005277 100644
--- a/platforms/sdl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/platforms/sdl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ function(add_platform_commands target)
     endif()
 
     if(NOT SKIP_DATA)
+        file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/data)
+
         add_custom_target(${target}_copy_assets
                 COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory /home/josh/Development/prism/example/data/ ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/data
                 )