diff --git a/live-build/ubuntu-core-desktop/hooks/020-ubuntu-live.chroot_early b/live-build/ubuntu-core-desktop/hooks/020-ubuntu-live.chroot_early
index 0e388aff..47b82622 100755
--- a/live-build/ubuntu-core-desktop/hooks/020-ubuntu-live.chroot_early
+++ b/live-build/ubuntu-core-desktop/hooks/020-ubuntu-live.chroot_early
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ case ${PASS:-} in
         ;;
 esac
 
+mkdir -p "/etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d"
+
 cat <<EOF > /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/casperize.conf
 export CASPER_GENERATE_UUID=1
 EOF