diff --git a/src/nixos-anywhere.sh b/src/nixos-anywhere.sh
index d8a01f2d..644ab69a 100755
--- a/src/nixos-anywhere.sh
+++ b/src/nixos-anywhere.sh
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ importFacts() {
 
 generateHardwareConfig() {
   local maybeSudo="$maybeSudo"
+  mkdir -p "$(dirname "$hardwareConfigPath")"
   case "$hardwareConfigBackend" in
   nixos-facter)
     if [[ ${isInstaller} == "y" ]]; then