diff --git a/rpm-build/SPECS/securedrop-workstation-dom0-config.spec b/rpm-build/SPECS/securedrop-workstation-dom0-config.spec
index 7bb9ec5f0..57342dbc9 100644
--- a/rpm-build/SPECS/securedrop-workstation-dom0-config.spec
+++ b/rpm-build/SPECS/securedrop-workstation-dom0-config.spec
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ find /srv/salt -maxdepth 1 -type f -iname '*.top' \
     | xargs -n1 basename \
     | sed -e 's/\.top$$//g' \
     | xargs qubesctl top.enable > /dev/null
+mkdir -p /tmp/sdw-migrations
+touch /tmp/sdw-migrations/signing-key-update
 
 %changelog
 * Wed Mar 10 2021 SecureDrop Team <securedrop@freedom.press> - 0.5.3