diff --git a/rpm/SPECS/openstack-horizon.spec b/rpm/SPECS/openstack-horizon.spec
index a2808342..8d80c822 100644
--- a/rpm/SPECS/openstack-horizon.spec
+++ b/rpm/SPECS/openstack-horizon.spec
@@ -291,6 +291,8 @@ cd openstack_dashboard && django-admin compilemessages && cd ..
 # compress css, js etc.
 cp openstack_dashboard/local/local_settings.py.example openstack_dashboard/local/local_settings.py
 
+mkdir -p /var/log/horizon/
+
 # get it ready for compressing later in puppet-horizon
 %{__python} manage.py collectstatic --noinput