diff --git a/bin/strings2android.js b/bin/strings2android.js
index f35e02d9b6..450032e9b0 100755
--- a/bin/strings2android.js
+++ b/bin/strings2android.js
@@ -188,6 +188,13 @@ if ( require.main === module ) {
 	}
 
 	const xmlOutput = strings2Android( onlyNativeStrings );
+
+	// Assure that the destination directory exists
+	const destinationDir = path.dirname( destination );
+	if ( ! fs.existsSync( destinationDir ) ) {
+		fs.mkdirSync( destinationDir, { recursive: true } );
+	}
+
 	fs.writeFileSync( destination, xmlOutput );
 }
 
diff --git a/bin/strings2swift.js b/bin/strings2swift.js
index 6af89e2082..67f8be1116 100755
--- a/bin/strings2swift.js
+++ b/bin/strings2swift.js
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ if ( require.main === module ) {
 	}
 
 	const swiftOutput = strings2Swift( onlyNativeStrings );
+
+	// Assure that the destination directory exists
+	const destinationDir = path.dirname( destination );
+	if ( ! fs.existsSync( destinationDir ) ) {
+		fs.mkdirSync( destinationDir, { recursive: true } );
+	}
+
 	fs.writeFileSync( destination, swiftOutput );
 }