diff --git a/src/sbin/livemedia-creator b/src/sbin/livemedia-creator
index 62b9b248..42cf8709 100755
--- a/src/sbin/livemedia-creator
+++ b/src/sbin/livemedia-creator
@@ -584,6 +584,7 @@ def novirt_install(opts, disk_img, disk_size, repo_url):
         # Install directly into ROOT_PATH, make sure it starts clean
         if os.path.exists(ROOT_PATH):
             shutil.rmtree(ROOT_PATH)
+        if not os.path.isdir(ROOT_PATH):
             os.mkdir(ROOT_PATH)
     else:
         args += ["--image", disk_img]