diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Command/AssetsInstallCommand.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Command/AssetsInstallCommand.php
index 0f5e07237896..69fb05780429 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Command/AssetsInstallCommand.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Command/AssetsInstallCommand.php
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ private function absoluteSymlinkWithFallback($originDir, $targetDir)
     private function symlink($originDir, $targetDir, $relative = false)
     {
         if ($relative) {
+            $this->filesystem->mkdir(dirname($targetDir));
             $originDir = $this->filesystem->makePathRelative($originDir, realpath(dirname($targetDir)));
         }
         $this->filesystem->symlink($originDir, $targetDir);