diff --git a/abuild.in b/abuild.in
index c7d8814..20beae5 100755
--- a/abuild.in
+++ b/abuild.in
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ build() {
 # generate a simple tar.gz package of pkgdir
 targz() {
 	cd "$pkgdir" || return 1
+	mkdir -p "$PKGDEST"
 	tar -czf "$PKGDEST"/$pkgname-$pkgver-r$pkgrel.tar.gz *
 }
 
@@ -738,6 +739,7 @@ trace_apk_deps() {
 create_apks() {
 	local file
 	getpkgver || return 1
+	mkdir -p "$PKGDEST"
 	for file in "$pkgbasedir"/.control.*/.PKGINFO; do
 		local dir="${file%/.PKGINFO}"
 		local name=$(pkginfo_val pkgname $file)
@@ -1327,7 +1329,7 @@ usage() {
 	echo " -k  Keep built packages, even if APKBUILD or sources are newer"
 	echo " -m  Disable colors (monochrome)"
 	echo " -p  Set package destination directory"
-	echo " -P  Set PKGDEST to REPODEST/<repo>, where repo is the parents dir name" 
+	echo " -P  Set PKGDEST to REPODEST/<repo>/\$CARCH, where repo is the parents dir name" 
 	echo " -q  Quiet"
 	echo " -r  Install missing dependencies from system repository (using sudo)"
 	echo " -R  Recursively build and install missing dependencies (using sudo)"
@@ -1412,7 +1414,9 @@ cd "$startdir" || die
 
 # If REPODEST is set then it will override the PKGDEST
 if [ -n "$REPODEST" ]; then
-	PKGDEST="$REPODEST/$repo"
+	PKGDEST="$REPODEST/$repo/$CARCH"
+	# for recursive action
+	export REPODEST
 fi
 
 # If we are handling a sub package then reset subpackages and install