diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/bootloader/finalise.d/50-bootloader b/diskimage_builder/elements/bootloader/finalise.d/50-bootloader
index 9d86f92e8..3b451d027 100755
--- a/diskimage_builder/elements/bootloader/finalise.d/50-bootloader
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/bootloader/finalise.d/50-bootloader
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ else
     # unconditionally.
     GRUB_CFG=/boot/grub/grub.cfg
     GRUBENV=/boot/grub/grubenv
+    mkdir -p /boot/grub
 fi
 
 # When using EFI image-based builds, particularly rhel element