diff --git a/pythonforandroid/recipes/m2crypto/__init__.py b/pythonforandroid/recipes/m2crypto/__init__.py
index fae2ca1464..9c229d9719 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/recipes/m2crypto/__init__.py
+++ b/pythonforandroid/recipes/m2crypto/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import sh
 
 class M2CryptoRecipe(PythonRecipe):
-    version = '0.23.0'
+    version = '0.24.0'
     url = 'https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/M/M2Crypto/M2Crypto-{version}.tar.gz'
     #md5sum = '89557730e245294a6cab06de8ad4fb42'
     depends = ['openssl', 'hostpython2', 'python2', 'setuptools']
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ class M2CryptoRecipe(PythonRecipe):
     def build_arch(self, arch):
         env = self.get_recipe_env(arch)
         with current_directory(self.get_build_dir(arch.arch)):
-            # Fix missing build dir
-            shprint(sh.mkdir, '-p', 'build/lib.' + 'linux-x86_64' + '-2.7/M2Crypto')
             # Build M2Crypto
             hostpython = sh.Command(self.hostpython_location)
             shprint(hostpython,