diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/release/nix-build.nix b/pkgs/build-support/release/nix-build.nix
index a107e652291..84dd2986750 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/release/nix-build.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/release/nix-build.nix
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (
       if [ -z "${toString doCoverageAnalysis}" ]; then
           for i in $outputs; do
               if [ "$i" = out ]; then j=none; else j="$i"; fi
-              echo "nix-build $j ''${!i}" >> $out/nix-support/hydra-build-products
+              mkdir -p ''${!i}/nix-support
+              echo "nix-build $j ''${!i}" >> ''${!i}/nix-support/hydra-build-products
           done
       fi
     '';