diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d232f5b..386d588 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ ENV LANG=C.UTF-8 \
 # that includes pristine-tar.  This also does not install
 # documentation to keep the image small.
 RUN printf "path-exclude=/usr/share/locale/*\npath-exclude=/usr/share/man/*\npath-exclude=/usr/share/doc/*\npath-include=/usr/share/doc/*/copyright\n" >/etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/01_nodoc \
+	&& mkdir -p /usr/share/man/man1 \
 	&& apt-get update \
 	&& apt-get -qy upgrade \
 	&& apt-get -qy dist-upgrade \