diff --git a/setup/functions.sh b/setup/functions.sh
index 8ae3a28c1..e543658d3 100644
--- a/setup/functions.sh
+++ b/setup/functions.sh
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ filter_unused_nics() {
 fireeye_pillar() {
 
   FIREEYEPILLARPATH=$TMP/pillar/fireeye
+  mkdir $FIREEYEPILLARPATH
 
   echo "" >> $FIREEYEPILLARPATH/init.sls
   echo "fireeye:" >> $FIREEYEPILLARPATH/init.sls