diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh.in b/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh.in
index 6cd75bece90..303beffd582 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh.in
@@ -253,6 +253,10 @@ xbps_chroot_handler()
 		echo "done."
 	fi
 
+	if [ ! -d "$XBPS_MASTERDIR/tmp" ]; then
+		mkdir -p "$XBPS_MASTERDIR/tmp"
+	fi
+
 	create_binsh_symlink
 	create_busybox_links
 	install_xbps_utils