diff --git a/modules/nginx.lua b/modules/nginx.lua
index f7bdd11..2f92c30 100644
--- a/modules/nginx.lua
+++ b/modules/nginx.lua
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ modules.fstab.add_tmpfs("/var/lib/nginx/tmp")
 modules.data.add_data_dir("/data/nginx/logs", "/var/log/nginx", "nginx", "nginx")
 modules.runit.add_service("nginx", [[#!/bin/sh
 exec 2>&1
-mkdir /run/nginx || exit 1
+mkdir -p /run/nginx || exit 1
 exec nginx -g 'daemon off;'
 ]])