diff --git a/src/VirtualClient/VirtualClient.Dependencies/AMDGPUDriverInstallation.cs b/src/VirtualClient/VirtualClient.Dependencies/AMDGPUDriverInstallation.cs
index 59bfea9913..38cc1ec6b6 100644
--- a/src/VirtualClient/VirtualClient.Dependencies/AMDGPUDriverInstallation.cs
+++ b/src/VirtualClient/VirtualClient.Dependencies/AMDGPUDriverInstallation.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ namespace VirtualClient.Dependencies
     using System;
     using System.Collections.Generic;
     using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+    using System.IO;
     using System.IO.Abstractions;
     using System.Linq;
     using System.Threading;
@@ -200,6 +201,8 @@ private async Task InstallAMDGPUDriverLinux(EventContext telemetryContext, Cance
             // paths in the $PATH environment variable post installation.
             string bashRcPath = $"/home/{this.Username}/.bashrc";
 
+            this.fileSystem.Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(bashRcPath) !);
+
             // We hit a bug where the .bashrc file does not exist on the system. To prevent issues later
             // we are creating the file if it is missing.
             if (!this.fileSystem.File.Exists(bashRcPath))