diff --git a/openscap.spec b/openscap.spec
index 0b95373..4bb98ae 100644
--- a/openscap.spec
+++ b/openscap.spec
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ install -m 644 %{SOURCE3}  $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_datadir}/openscap
 install -m 644 %{SOURCE4}  $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_datadir}/openscap
 
 # specific local scan during boot script
+mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_unitdir}/
 install -m 644 %{SOURCE5}  $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_unitdir}/oscap-scan.service
 install -m 755 %{SOURCE6}  $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_datadir}/oscap-scan