diff --git a/local_store.go b/local_store.go
index 7a589c264..f663e389a 100644
--- a/local_store.go
+++ b/local_store.go
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ func (f *fileSystemStore) createDirs() error {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(f.dir, "staged/targets"), 0755); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	return nil
 }