diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/vm/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/vm/default.nix
index cfd057110fe..a4a1c6c931c 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/vm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/vm/default.nix
@@ -274,6 +274,8 @@ rec {
     ${qemuCommand}
     EOF
 
+    mkdir -p -m 0700 $out
+
     chmod +x ./run-vm
     source ./run-vm
     
@@ -602,7 +604,7 @@ rec {
 
     installPhase = ''
       eval "$preInstall"
-    
+
       ensureDir $out/$outDir
       find $rpmout -name "*.rpm" -exec cp {} $out/$outDir \;