diff --git a/install/install.sh b/install/install.sh
index 82e19b509..6da4e68f9 100755
--- a/install/install.sh
+++ b/install/install.sh
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ installFile() {
         runAsRoot rm "$DAPR_CLI_FILE"
     fi
     chmod o+x $tmp_root_dapr_cli
+    mkdir -p $DAPR_INSTALL_DIR
     runAsRoot cp "$tmp_root_dapr_cli" "$DAPR_INSTALL_DIR"
 
     if [ -f "$DAPR_CLI_FILE" ]; then