diff --git a/tests/Dockerfile.centos-6 b/tests/Dockerfile.centos-6
index 7fdd096..7df05ff 100644
--- a/tests/Dockerfile.centos-6
+++ b/tests/Dockerfile.centos-6
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ RUN pip install ansible
 RUN sed -i -e 's/^\(Defaults\s*requiretty\)/#--- \1/'  /etc/sudoers
 
 # Install Ansible inventory file
+RUN mkdir - p /etc/ansible
 RUN echo -e '[local]\nlocalhost ansible_connection=local' > /etc/ansible/hosts
 
 CMD ["/usr/sbin/init"]
diff --git a/tests/Dockerfile.centos-7 b/tests/Dockerfile.centos-7
index f3a91a0..ded17f1 100644
--- a/tests/Dockerfile.centos-7
+++ b/tests/Dockerfile.centos-7
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ RUN pip install ansible
 RUN sed -i -e 's/^\(Defaults\s*requiretty\)/#--- \1/'  /etc/sudoers
 
 # Install Ansible inventory file
+RUN mkdir - p /etc/ansible
 RUN echo -e '[local]\nlocalhost ansible_connection=local' > /etc/ansible/hosts
 
 VOLUME ["/sys/fs/cgroup"]