diff --git a/ceph/ceph-mgr-create-start b/ceph/ceph-mgr-create-start
index e47cf4b..011f754 100755
--- a/ceph/ceph-mgr-create-start
+++ b/ceph/ceph-mgr-create-start
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if [ -e "$MGR_PATH" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-mkdir "$MGR_PATH"
+mkdir -p "$MGR_PATH"
 chown ceph:ceph "$MGR_PATH"
 touch "$MGR_PATH/sysvinit"