diff --git a/singularity/workflows_base.def b/singularity/workflows_base.def
index a0ce6d423cf9fd5e488904572cea2d5011c9832e..a5af84f2962767b821b0a2844e9c876d250b257c 100644
--- a/singularity/workflows_base.def
+++ b/singularity/workflows_base.def
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Stage: build-haskell
 	do
 	    (cd ${dir} && grep "local" install.sh && ./install.sh)
 	done
+	mkdir -p /usr/local/share/doc
 	echo "# Haskell tools" >> /usr/local/share/doc/program_versions.txt
 	echo "${HASKELL_TOOLS_VERSION}" >> /usr/local/share/doc/program_versions.txt