diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index cd9b63ce2..d98b6c82c 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -993,6 +993,7 @@ generate_passwords(){
 }
 
 generate_repo_tarball() {
+	mkdir /opt/so/repo
 	tar -czf /opt/so/repo/"$SOVERSION".tar.gz ../.
 }