diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04-diskless/initramfs/conf/conf.d/confluent b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04-diskless/initramfs/conf/conf.d/confluent
index 64a3713d..79787074 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04-diskless/initramfs/conf/conf.d/confluent
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04-diskless/initramfs/conf/conf.d/confluent
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 if ! grep console= /proc/cmdline > /dev/null; then
+    mkdir -p /custom-installation
     /opt/confluent/bin/autocons > /custom-installation/autocons.info
     cons=$(cat /custom-installation/autocons.info)
     if [ ! -z "$cons" ]; then