diff --git a/install b/install
index 183880e6..f27b2aa2 100644
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -280,6 +280,11 @@ function ee_update_latest()
     #Move ~/.my.cnf to /etc/mysql/conf.d/my.cnf
     if [ ! -f /etc/mysql/conf.d/my.cnf ]
     then
+        #create conf.d folder if not exist
+        if [! -d /etc/mysql/conf.d ]
+            mkdir -p /etc/mysql/conf.d
+            chmod 755 /etc/mysql/conf.d
+        fi
         if [ -d /etc/mysql/conf.d ]
         then
             if [ -f ~/.my.cnf ]