diff --git a/kiss b/kiss
index b108f4a..c0fca3b 100755
--- a/kiss
+++ b/kiss
@@ -940,6 +940,9 @@ pkg_install() {
     [ -d "$tar_dir/$pkg_name/etc" ] && (
         cd "$tar_dir/$pkg_name"
 
+        # Create all directories beforehand.
+        find etc -type d -exec mkdir -p {} +
+
         # Handle files in /etc/ based on a 3-way checksum check.
         find etc -type f | while read -r file; do
             {