diff --git a/daemon/Dockerfile b/daemon/Dockerfile
index e295d0ccac1414869123accbe03e85f5b44ad482..cd2c5d287b48f759c1b5b19c199c5cded9d09d4a 100644
--- a/daemon/Dockerfile
+++ b/daemon/Dockerfile
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ ENV RT_XMLRPC_PORT="5000"
 
 RUN adduser -u 1000 -D rtorrent && \
     addgroup rtorrent rtorrent && \
-    mkdir /data && chown rtorrent /data && \
-    mkdir /private && chown rtorrent /private
+    mkdir -p /data && chown rtorrent /data && \
+    mkdir -p /private && chown rtorrent /private
 
 USER rtorrent