diff --git a/transfer.py b/transfer.py
index 4bc22b5..40a1939 100644
--- a/transfer.py
+++ b/transfer.py
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ class RsyncBackend:
                   exclude_from: str = "", skip_existing: bool = False,
                   append: bool = True, **_) -> list[str]:
         src = src.rstrip("/") + "/"
-        cmd = ["rsync", "-a", "-v", "--info=progress2"]
+        cmd = ["rsync", "-a", "-v", "--info=progress2", "--mkpath"]
         if checksum:
             cmd.append("--checksum")
         if skip_existing: