diff --git a/tailscale.sh b/tailscale.sh
index 4c1ef96..302a592 100644
--- a/tailscale.sh
+++ b/tailscale.sh
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ rm -rf "${dir}"
 
 # copy in our overrides file if it doesn't already exist
 if ! test -f /etc/systemd/system/tailscaled.service.d/override.conf; then
+  mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system/tailscaled.service.d
   cp -rf override.conf /etc/systemd/system/tailscaled.service.d/override.conf
 fi