diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/bootloader.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/bootloader.sh
index 01fc29296..aca1d655a 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/bootloader.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/bootloader.sh
@@ -740,6 +740,7 @@ EOF
     fi
 fi
     ## copy ter-u16n.pf2 font file
+    [[ ! -d ${_DESTDIR}/${_GRUB_PREFIX_DIR}/fonts ]] && mkdir -p "${_DESTDIR}/${_GRUB_PREFIX_DIR}/fonts"
     cp -f "${_DESTDIR}/usr/share/grub/ter-u16n.pf2" "${_DESTDIR}/${_GRUB_PREFIX_DIR}/fonts/ter-u16n.pf2"
     _chroot_umount
     ## Edit grub.cfg config file