diff --git a/scripts/asgard-partitions b/scripts/asgard-partitions
index b9e3dd2..1298582 100755
--- a/scripts/asgard-partitions
+++ b/scripts/asgard-partitions
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ done
 
 echo "----> Remove previous MDs"
 mdadm --stop --scan || true
+mkdir -p /etc/mdadm
 
 echo 'AUTO -all
 ARRAY <ignore> UUID=00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000' > /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf
diff --git a/scripts/niflheim-partitions b/scripts/niflheim-partitions
index 8e9884b..ca6e555 100755
--- a/scripts/niflheim-partitions
+++ b/scripts/niflheim-partitions
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ done
 
 echo "----> Remove previous MDs"
 mdadm --stop --scan || true
+mkdir -p /etc/mdadm
 
 echo 'AUTO -all
 ARRAY <ignore> UUID=00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000' > /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf