diff --git a/src/scripts/linux.sh b/src/scripts/linux.sh
index c282d5e3..13bf9ca3 100644
--- a/src/scripts/linux.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/linux.sh
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ configure_composer() {
     exit 1;
   fi
   if ! [ -e "$composer_json" ]; then
+    sudo mkdir -p "$(dirname "$composer_json")"
     echo '{}' | tee "$composer_json" >/dev/null 2>&1
     sudo chmod 644 "$composer_json"
   fi