diff --git a/containers-common.spec b/containers-common.spec
index 710af6f..947e33a 100644
--- a/containers-common.spec
+++ b/containers-common.spec
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ cp %{SOURCE24} .
 cp %{SOURCE25} .
 
 %build
-mkdir man5
+mkdir -p man5
 for FILE in $(ls *.5.md); do
     go-md2man -in $FILE -out man5/$(basename $FILE .md)
 done