diff --git a/cookbooks/fb_iproute/recipes/rt_protos.rb b/cookbooks/fb_iproute/recipes/rt_protos.rb
index 726400f78..1802677ca 100644
--- a/cookbooks/fb_iproute/recipes/rt_protos.rb
+++ b/cookbooks/fb_iproute/recipes/rt_protos.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@
 
 rt_protos_d_dir = '/etc/iproute2/rt_protos.d'.freeze
 
+directory '/etc/iproute2' do
+  only_if { node['fb_iproute']['rt_protos_ids'] }
+  owner 'root'
+  group 'root'
+  mode '0755'
+  action :create
+end
+
 directory rt_protos_d_dir do
   only_if { node['fb_iproute']['rt_protos_ids'] }
   owner 'root'