diff --git a/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/base b/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/base
index 5119498a04..4c8ebe670b 100644
--- a/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/base
+++ b/board/common/overlay/etc/init.d/base
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ prepare_conf() {
     fi
 
     if [[ ! -e "${actual_conf}" && -e "${system_conf}" ]]; then
+        mkdir -p $(dirname "${actual_conf}")
         cp "${system_conf}" "${actual_conf}"
     fi
 }