diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/nspawn-container/run-nspawn/src/run_nspawn/__init__.py b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/nspawn-container/run-nspawn/src/run_nspawn/__init__.py
index 4a28b18d8216..f733ad1845c4 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/nspawn-container/run-nspawn/src/run_nspawn/__init__.py
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/nspawn-container/run-nspawn/src/run_nspawn/__init__.py
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ def run(
 
     root_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     root_dir.chmod(0o755)
+    (root_dir / "usr/bin").mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
     with (
         mk_netns(f"nixos-nspawn-{container_name}") as netns,