diff --git a/debian/mono-runtime-common.postinst b/debian/mono-runtime-common.postinst
index 4385ef59a4..c357ffb3c4 100644
--- a/debian/mono-runtime-common.postinst
+++ b/debian/mono-runtime-common.postinst
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ if [ "$1" = "configure" ]; then
 	ldconfig
 fi
         
+mkdir -p /etc/mono/registry/LocalMachine/
 #DEBHELPER#