diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-install.sh b/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-install.sh
index 589a51fa7094..f9412ed444e9 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-install.sh
+++ b/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-install.sh
@@ -92,12 +92,14 @@ fi
 mkdir -m 0755 -p $mountPoint/dev $mountPoint/proc $mountPoint/sys $mountPoint/etc $mountPoint/run $mountPoint/home
 mkdir -m 01777 -p $mountPoint/tmp
 mkdir -m 0755 -p $mountPoint/tmp/root
+mkdir -m 0755 -p $mountPoint/var/permissions-wrappers
 mkdir -m 0700 -p $mountPoint/root
 mount --rbind /dev $mountPoint/dev
 mount --rbind /proc $mountPoint/proc
 mount --rbind /sys $mountPoint/sys
 mount --rbind / $mountPoint/tmp/root
 mount -t tmpfs -o "mode=0755" none $mountPoint/run
+mount -t tmpfs -o "mode=0755" none $mountPoint/var/permissions-wrappers
 rm -rf $mountPoint/var/run
 ln -s /run $mountPoint/var/run
 for f in /etc/resolv.conf /etc/hosts; do rm -f $mountPoint/$f; [ -f "$f" ] && cp -Lf $f $mountPoint/etc/; done