diff --git a/subsys/net/l2/wifi/CMakeLists.txt b/subsys/net/l2/wifi/CMakeLists.txt
index 6548e814bc360..8179dc5ac706a 100644
--- a/subsys/net/l2/wifi/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/subsys/net/l2/wifi/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ endif()
 # Wi-Fi Enterprise test certificates handling
 set(gen_inc_dir ${ZEPHYR_BINARY_DIR}/misc/generated)
 set(gen_dir ${gen_inc_dir}/wifi_enterprise_test_certs)
+# Create output directory for test certs
+file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${gen_dir})
 
 # convert .pem files to array data at build time
 zephyr_include_directories(${gen_inc_dir})