diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix
index 4ac6e6cf3a92..4425c5621458 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     # Install kernel module
     cd src
     kernelVersion=$(cd ${kernel}/lib/modules; ls)
+    ensureDir $out/lib/modules/$kernelVersion/misc
     export MODULE_DIR=$out/lib/modules/$kernelVersion/misc
     ensureDir $MODULE_DIR    
     make install