diff --git a/lib/modules/partition.nix b/lib/modules/partition.nix
index ecbb92af..ea2fcd48 100644
--- a/lib/modules/partition.nix
+++ b/lib/modules/partition.nix
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@
               builtins.map
                 (_: builtins.concatStringsSep " " [
                   "mount"
+                  "--mkdir"
                   (partPath _)
                   (normalizePath "/${rootDir}/${_.mountPoint}")
                 ])