diff --git a/tools/ci_build/get_docker_image.py b/tools/ci_build/get_docker_image.py
index e656cedae5916..90947e534918d 100755
--- a/tools/ci_build/get_docker_image.py
+++ b/tools/ci_build/get_docker_image.py
@@ -71,11 +71,14 @@ def main():
 
     log.info(f"Image: {full_image_name}")
 
-    dst_deps_file = Path(args.context) / "scripts" / "deps.txt"
+    dst_scripts_dir = Path(args.context) / "scripts"
+    dst_deps_file = dst_scripts_dir / "deps.txt"
     # The docker file may provide a special deps.txt in its docker context dir and uses that one.
     # Otherwise, copy a generic one from this repo's cmake dir.
     if not dst_deps_file.exists():
         log.info(f"Copy deps.txt to : {dst_deps_file}")
+        if not dst_scripts_dir.exists():
+            dst_scripts_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         shutil.copyfile(Path(REPO_DIR) / "cmake" / "deps.txt", str(dst_deps_file))
 
     if "manylinux" in args.dockerfile and args.multiple_repos: