diff --git a/.ci/deploy-mac-arm64.sh b/.ci/deploy-mac-arm64.sh
index c2d54bde33..02608a8d8a 100755
--- a/.ci/deploy-mac-arm64.sh
+++ b/.ci/deploy-mac-arm64.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ rm -rf "rpcs3.app/Contents/Frameworks/QtPdf.framework" \
 ../../.ci/optimize-mac.sh rpcs3.app
 
 # Download translations
+mkdir -p "rpcs3.app/Contents/translations"
 curl -fsSL "https://api.github.com/repos/RPCS3/rpcs3_translations/contents/qm" \
   | grep '"download_url":' \
   | cut -d '"' -f 4 \
diff --git a/.ci/deploy-mac.sh b/.ci/deploy-mac.sh
index 877590099b..f0004d5915 100755
--- a/.ci/deploy-mac.sh
+++ b/.ci/deploy-mac.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ rm -rf "rpcs3.app/Contents/Frameworks/QtPdf.framework" \
 ../../.ci/optimize-mac.sh rpcs3.app
 
 # Download translations
+mkdir -p "rpcs3.app/Contents/translations"
 curl -fsSL "https://api.github.com/repos/RPCS3/rpcs3_translations/contents/qm" \
   | grep '"download_url":' \
   | cut -d '"' -f 4 \