diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_259.5.bb b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_259.5.bb
index 0fbfcaba42..447974373f 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_259.5.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_259.5.bb
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ do_install() {
 			sed -i -e 's#/root#${ROOT_HOME}#g' ${D}${exec_prefix}/lib/sysusers.d/basic.conf
 		fi
 	fi
-	install -d ${D}/${base_sbindir}
+	install -d ${D}${base_sbindir} ${D}${servicedir}
 
 	if ! ${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'serial-getty-generator', 'true', 'false', d)}; then
 		# Remove the serial-getty generator and instead use explicit services