diff --git a/templates/lxc-debian.in b/templates/lxc-debian.in
index 4388478..fd26d5e 100644
--- a/templates/lxc-debian.in
+++ b/templates/lxc-debian.in
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ openssh-server
             echo "Failed to download the rootfs, aborting."
             return 1
         fi
-        mkdir -p "$(basename "$cache/partial-$release-$arch/$interpreter_path")"
+        mkdir -p "$(dirname "$cache/partial-$release-$arch/$interpreter_path")"
         cp "$interpreter" "$cache/partial-$release-$arch/$interpreter_path"
         if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
             echo "failed to copy $interpreter to $cache/partial-$release-$arch/$interpreter_path"