diff --git a/carthage/podman/container_host.py b/carthage/podman/container_host.py
index 2a75fd7d..dca2e834 100644
--- a/carthage/podman/container_host.py
+++ b/carthage/podman/container_host.py
@@ -180,6 +180,12 @@ async def start_container_host(self):
                 home_directory = '/home/'+self.user
             if become_privileged_command:
                 assert ':' not in machine.ssh_login_user
+                await machine.run_command(
+                    'mkdir',
+                    '-m755',
+                    '-p',
+                    CARTHAGE_SOCKET_DIRECTORY.parent,
+                    _user='root')
                 await machine.run_command(
                     'mkdir',
                     '-m755',