diff --git a/src/minimal_overlay/bundles/glibc_libresolv/bundle.sh b/src/minimal_overlay/bundles/glibc_libresolv/bundle.sh
index c8f945ea0..e5c93cd35 100755
--- a/src/minimal_overlay/bundles/glibc_libresolv/bundle.sh
+++ b/src/minimal_overlay/bundles/glibc_libresolv/bundle.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ if [ ! -d $SYSROOT ] ; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+mkdir -p "$WORK_DIR/overlay/$BUNDLE_NAME"
 cd $WORK_DIR/overlay/$BUNDLE_NAME
 
 DESTDIR="$PWD/${BUNDLE_NAME}_installed"