diff --git a/.github/meson/action.yml b/.github/meson/action.yml
index e02b882342..6ad874bed2 100644
--- a/.github/meson/action.yml
+++ b/.github/meson/action.yml
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ runs:
         mkdir -p ../deps/${LIBDIR}
         mkdir -p ../deps/modules
         mkdir -p ../CUTEst/modules
-        mkdir -p ../deps/include
+        mkdir -p ../deps/include/spm
+        mkdir -p ../deps/include/pastix
         CSTD="c99"
         CPPSTD="c++11"
         INT64="false"