diff --git a/.murdock b/.murdock
index ea63638865..89644b7ef5 100755
--- a/.murdock
+++ b/.murdock
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ compile() {
         fi
     fi
 
-    echo "-- build directory size: $(du -sh ${BINDIR} | cut -f1)"
+    test -d ${BINDIR} && echo "-- build directory size: $(du -sh ${BINDIR} | cut -f1)"
 
     # cleanup
     rm -Rf build