diff --git a/data/hooks/backup/22-conf_mail b/data/hooks/backup/22-conf_mail
index 9db39e0c2..b604d8aa8 100644
--- a/data/hooks/backup/22-conf_mail
+++ b/data/hooks/backup/22-conf_mail
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 source /usr/share/yunohost/helpers
 ynh_abort_if_errors
 YNH_CWD="${YNH_BACKUP_DIR%/}/conf/dkim"
+mkdir -p "$YNH_CWD"
 cd "$YNH_CWD"
 
 ynh_backup --src_path="/etc/dkim"