diff --git a/packages/react-native/sdks/hermes-engine/hermes-utils.rb b/packages/react-native/sdks/hermes-engine/hermes-utils.rb
index 67d57cf8fff..5356dc1f10f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/sdks/hermes-engine/hermes-utils.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/sdks/hermes-engine/hermes-utils.rb
@@ -126,7 +126,9 @@ def podspec_source_build_from_local_source_dir(react_native_path)
     source_dir_path = ENV['REACT_NATIVE_OVERRIDE_HERMES_DIR']
     if Dir.exist?(source_dir_path)
         hermes_log("Using source code from local path: #{source_dir_path}")
-        tarball_path = File.join(artifacts_dir(), "hermes-engine-from-local-source-dir.tar.gz")
+        tarball_dir_path = artifacts_dir()
+        FileUtils.mkdir_p(tarball_dir_path) unless Dir.exist?(tarball_dir_path)
+        tarball_path = File.join(tarball_dir_path, "hermes-engine-from-local-source-dir.tar.gz")
         exclude_paths = [
             "__tests__",
             "./external/flowtest",