diff --git a/examples/chef/chef.py b/examples/chef/chef.py
index 7d1a843fa18033..37108195cf8cc3 100755
--- a/examples/chef/chef.py
+++ b/examples/chef/chef.py
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ def bundle_esp32(device_name: str) -> None:
             if os.sep in item:
                 new_dir = item[:item.rindex(os.sep)]
                 new_dir = os.path.join(_CD_STAGING_DIR, new_dir)
-                os.makedirs(new_dir, exists_ok=True)
+                os.makedirs(new_dir, exist_ok=True)
             src_item = os.path.join(esp_root, item)
             dest_item = os.path.join(_CD_STAGING_DIR, item)
             shutil.copy(src_item, dest_item)