diff --git a/src/mount-setup.c b/src/mount-setup.c
index db5c25370..77be8fead 100644
--- a/src/mount-setup.c
+++ b/src/mount-setup.c
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ int mount_setup(void) {
 
         /* Create a few directories we always want around */
         mkdir("/run/systemd", 0755);
+        mkdir("/run/systemd/system", 0755);
 
         return mount_cgroup_controllers();
 }