diff --git a/coreutils.spec b/coreutils.spec
index b96117f..234afa5 100644
--- a/coreutils.spec
+++ b/coreutils.spec
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ if [ -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_datadir}/locale/ja_JP.EUC/LC_MESSAGES ]; then
 fi
 
 # let be compatible with old fileutils, sh-utils and textutils packages :
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT{/bin,%_bindir,%_sbindir}
+mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT{/bin,%_bindir,%_sbindir,/sbin}
 %{?!nopam:mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%_sysconfdir/pam.d}
 for f in basename cat chgrp chmod chown cp cut date dd df echo env false link ln ls mkdir mknod mv nice pwd rm rmdir sleep sort stty sync touch true uname unlink
 do