diff --git a/maven/bnd-reporter-maven-plugin/src/main/java/aQute/bnd/maven/reporter/plugin/ExportMojo.java b/maven/bnd-reporter-maven-plugin/src/main/java/aQute/bnd/maven/reporter/plugin/ExportMojo.java
index 91d7b2a331..69557fb312 100644
--- a/maven/bnd-reporter-maven-plugin/src/main/java/aQute/bnd/maven/reporter/plugin/ExportMojo.java
+++ b/maven/bnd-reporter-maven-plugin/src/main/java/aQute/bnd/maven/reporter/plugin/ExportMojo.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package aQute.bnd.maven.reporter.plugin;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -124,6 +125,8 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
 
 			for (Entry<String, Resource> result : reportResults.entrySet()) {
 				File file = new File(result.getKey());
+				Files.createDirectories(file.getParentFile()
+					.toPath());
 				try {
 					result.getValue()
 						.write(file);