diff --git a/examples/gguf-split/tests.sh b/examples/gguf-split/tests.sh
index 033c5f385..d6079b497 100644
--- a/examples/gguf-split/tests.sh
+++ b/examples/gguf-split/tests.sh
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ set -x
 
 SPLIT=$1/gguf-split
 MAIN=$1/main
-WORK_PATH=$TMP_DIR
+WORK_PATH=$TMP_DIR/gguf-split
 CUR_DIR=$(pwd)
 
+mkdir -p "$WORK_PATH"
+
 # 1. Get a model
 (
   cd $WORK_PATH