diff --git a/bookwyrm.nix b/bookwyrm.nix
index 87e226f..c05cd56 100644
--- a/bookwyrm.nix
+++ b/bookwyrm.nix
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ mkDerivation {
 
 		chmod +x $out/bin/bookwyrm
 
+		mkdir -p $out/etc/systemd/system
+
 		# Systemd units
 
 		cat <<- EOF > $out/etc/systemd/system/bookwyrm.service