diff --git a/nix/modules/k3s/default.nix b/nix/modules/k3s/default.nix
index 3a492d8..dce0460 100644
--- a/nix/modules/k3s/default.nix
+++ b/nix/modules/k3s/default.nix
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ in {
         }).config.kubernetes.result;
       in
       ''
+        mkdir -p /var/lib/rancher/k3s/server/manifests
         ln -sf ${k3sBootstrapFile} /var/lib/rancher/k3s/server/manifests/k3s-bootstrap.json
       '';
   };