diff --git a/src/setup-fonts.sh b/src/setup-fonts.sh
index e223b5a5d..0c5edf550 100644
--- a/src/setup-fonts.sh
+++ b/src/setup-fonts.sh
@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@
 root=/Volumes/SystemRoot
 
 for file in $(find /etc/fonts/ -type f); do
+    mkdir -p $(dirname .$file)
     sed "s|/usr/|$root/usr/|" $file > .$file
 done
 
 for link in $(find /etc/fonts/ -type l); do
-    [ -L .$link ] || ln -s $root$(realpath $link) .$link
+    if [[ ! -L .$link ]]; then
+        mkdir -p $(dirname .$link)
+        ln -s $root$(realpath $link) .$link
+    fi
 done