diff --git a/tools/stable_backport.py b/tools/stable_backport.py
index bd2b05c227c5784dcd8973b7e225ba7b58dfc4b8..002875f758cd5ccdb83b27ffce61cc217a3df22d 100755
--- a/tools/stable_backport.py
+++ b/tools/stable_backport.py
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ def log(message, success='done'):
 def create_compat_dir(name):
     if not path.exists(name):
         makedirs(name)
-        with open(path.join(name, '__init__.py'), 'w'):
-            pass
+    with open(path.join(name, '__init__.py'), 'w'):
+        pass
 
 
 MANUAL_PORTS = [