diff --git a/templates/xbps-mklive/files/xbps-mklive.sh b/templates/xbps-mklive/files/xbps-mklive.sh
index 436275f09f..d59182c21c 100644
--- a/templates/xbps-mklive/files/xbps-mklive.sh
+++ b/templates/xbps-mklive/files/xbps-mklive.sh
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ chroot $TEMP_ROOTFS xbps-bin -f reconfigure kernel
 [ $? -ne 0 ] && error_out $?
 cp -f "$TEMP_ROOTFS/boot/initrd.img-${kernel_ver}" \
 	"$BUILD_TMPDIR/casper/initrd.gz" || error_out $?
+mkdir -p $TEMP_ROOTFS/cow
 
 info_msg "Copying kernel binary..."
 cp -f "$TEMP_ROOTFS/boot/vmlinuz-${kernel_ver}" \
diff --git a/templates/xbps-mklive/template b/templates/xbps-mklive/template
index eb45f668d3..9ae103977d 100644
--- a/templates/xbps-mklive/template
+++ b/templates/xbps-mklive/template
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'xbps-mklive'
 pkgname=xbps-mklive
-version=0.1
-revision=1
+version=0.1.1
 build_style=custom-install
 short_desc="XBPS Live image maker"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"