diff --git a/Dockerfile.desktop b/Dockerfile.desktop
index c8c8d9220e5298f2cd5c0dc16827ba3fb204ff67..a507a2b77e8f58ce952934ef875111e77559c394 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.desktop
+++ b/Dockerfile.desktop
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ RUN sed -e '$s/ash/bash/' /etc/passwd
 COPY start.desktop.sh .
 RUN chmod 500 start.desktop.sh
 
-RUN mkdir /project && mkdir /deadlock/.ssh && mkdir /home/deadlock/mission
+RUN mkdir /project && mkdir -p /deadlock/.ssh && mkdir /home/deadlock/mission
 
 RUN chown deadlock:deadlock /home/deadlock