diff --git a/build.js b/build.js
index f882e76cade1b..d5d2ff7f430d2 100755
--- a/build.js
+++ b/build.js
@@ -172,13 +172,11 @@ function buildlocale (source, locale) {
 
 function copystatic () {
   console.time('[metalsmith] build/static finished')
-  fs.mkdir(path.join(__dirname, 'build'), function () {
-    fs.mkdir(path.join(__dirname, 'build', 'static'), function () {
-      ncp(path.join(__dirname, 'static'), path.join(__dirname, 'build', 'static'), function (err) {
-        if (err) { return console.error(err) }
-        console.timeEnd('[metalsmith] build/static finished')
-      })
-    })
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.join(__dirname, 'build'))
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.join(__dirname, 'build', 'static'))
+  ncp(path.join(__dirname, 'static'), path.join(__dirname, 'build', 'static'), function (err) {
+    if (err) { return console.error(err) }
+    console.timeEnd('[metalsmith] build/static finished')
   })
   fs.writeFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'build', 'static', 'event-geo.json'), JSON.stringify(eventGeo()))
 }