diff --git a/elements/pypi/extra-data.d/00-mount-pypi-mirror b/elements/pypi/extra-data.d/00-mount-pypi-mirror
index c5c52235..8aa01611 100755
--- a/elements/pypi/extra-data.d/00-mount-pypi-mirror
+++ b/elements/pypi/extra-data.d/00-mount-pypi-mirror
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ set -eu
 MIRROR_SOURCE=~/.cache/image-create/pypi/mirror/
 MIRROR_TARGET=$TMP_MOUNT_PATH/tmp/pypi
 
-sudo mkdir -p $MIRROR_TARGET
+sudo mkdir -p $MIRROR_SOURCE $MIRROR_TARGET
 sudo mount --bind $MIRROR_SOURCE $TMP_MOUNT_PATH/tmp/pypi