diff --git a/main.sh b/main.sh
index fa08bde..073f66b 100755
--- a/main.sh
+++ b/main.sh
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ do_install() {
 	header "Installation"
 	mkdir -p "${target}/var/db/xbps/keys"
 	cp /var/db/xbps/keys/* "${target}/var/db/xbps/keys"
+	mkdir -p "${target}/etc/xbps.d"
 	touch "${target}/etc/xbps.d/10-ignore-pkg.conf"
 	for i in "${ignorepkgs[@]}"; do
 		echo "ignorepkg=${i}" >> "${target}/etc/xbps.d/10-ignore-pkg.conf"