diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
index 05685fbe81..55afc3a9e6 100755
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ case "$1" in
     # Create directories and change ownership
     for i in ${gitlab_repo_path} ${gitlab_pid_path} ${gitlab_log_dir}\
     ${gitlab_shell_log}; do
-      mkdir $i
+      mkdir -p $i
       chown -R ${gitlab_user}: $i
     done