diff --git a/steps/30-formatting.step b/steps/30-formatting.step
index 1855be1..33e9082 100755
--- a/steps/30-formatting.step
+++ b/steps/30-formatting.step
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ mkfs.ext4 $rootformat
 
 echo "~> Mount partitions"
 mount $rootformat /mnt
-mkdir -b /mnt/boot
+mkdir -p /mnt/boot
 mount ${blockdevice}1 /mnt/boot