diff --git a/bin/native-install.sh b/bin/native-install.sh
index ba71c4f46..a8fcc29a6 100755
--- a/bin/native-install.sh
+++ b/bin/native-install.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 cp "release/meshtasticd_linux_$(uname -m)" /usr/sbin/meshtasticd
-mkdir /etc/meshtasticd
+mkdir -p /etc/meshtasticd
 if [[ -f "/etc/meshtasticd/config.yaml" ]]; then
 	cp bin/config-dist.yaml /etc/meshtasticd/config-upgrade.yaml
 else