diff --git a/common/secrets-permissions.nix b/common/secrets-permissions.nix
index 4534e2b..faa0b3c 100644
--- a/common/secrets-permissions.nix
+++ b/common/secrets-permissions.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
     # Root can alway read/write/traverse directories no matter the permissions
     # set.
 
+    mkdir -p /etc/secrets
+
     chown --recursive root:root /etc/secrets
     chmod --recursive 600 /etc/secrets