1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/conf.py b/conf.py
index 56b458ff8..db7b868df 100644
--- a/conf.py
+++ b/conf.py
@@ -224,13 +224,14 @@ def index_html():
     import errno
     cwd = os.getcwd()
     try:
-        os.makedirs('build/sphinx/html')
+        try:
+            os.makedirs('build/sphinx/html')
+        except OSError as error:
+            if error.errno != errno.EEXIST:
+                raise
         os.chdir('build/sphinx/html')
         os.symlink('README.html', 'index.html')
         print 'index.html -> README.html'
-    except OSError as error:
-        if error.errno != errno.EEXIST:
-            raise
     finally:
         os.chdir(cwd)