diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/kvm/one_vmm_kvm.rb b/src/vmm_mad/kvm/one_vmm_kvm.rb
index b3d6c0a9d2..d8f04755f4 100755
--- a/src/vmm_mad/kvm/one_vmm_kvm.rb
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/kvm/one_vmm_kvm.rb
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ class LibVirtDriver < VirtualMachineDriver
         domain = tmp.read
         tmp.close()
 
-        cmd = "cat > #{remote_dfile} && #{LIBVIRT[:create]} #{remote_dfile}"
+        images_path = File.dirname remote_dfile
+        cmd = "mkdir -p #{images_path} && cat > #{remote_dfile} && " \ 
+              "#{LIBVIRT[:create]} #{remote_dfile}"
 
         deploy_exe = SSHCommand.run("'#{cmd}'", host, log_method(id), domain)