diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index 849a8fda..37ce15d0 100755
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -1482,6 +1482,10 @@ def cmd_install_py(options, args):
 def cmd_build_pdbzip(options, args):
     if isWindows and options.relwithdebug:
         cmdTimer = CommandTimer('build_pdbzip')
+
+        if not os.path.exists('dist'):
+            os.mkdir('dist')
+
         cfg = Config()
         filenames = glob.glob('./wx/*.pdb')
         if not filenames:
diff --git a/buildbot/master.cfg b/buildbot/master.cfg
index b17b031b..84570c85 100644
--- a/buildbot/master.cfg
+++ b/buildbot/master.cfg
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ c['schedulers'].append( ForceScheduler(
 #        incrementals won't work.
 #
 #    buildargs: Adds additional flags or commands to the build.py command
-#        line. For example, adding '--release' will (in theory) switch
+#        line. For example, adding '--releases' will (in theory) switch
 #        the "dist-*" builders from making snapshot builds to making release
 #        builds.