diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 92f6589daef93..73ebcebdd049b 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ jobs:
       - image: google/cloud-sdk:latest
     resource_class: small
     steps:
+      - run:
+          command: mkdir -p /home/circleci
       - gcp-oidc-authenticate
       - checkout
       - run: