diff --git a/arch-install b/arch-install
index 4c410ac..718ff8c 100755
--- a/arch-install
+++ b/arch-install
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ function minimalinstallation() {
   cp -v /opt/${repo}/install/cow_device ${mountpoint}/usr/lib/initcpio/install/
   cp -v /opt/${repo}/hooks/cow_device ${mountpoint}/usr/lib/initcpio/hooks/
 
+  mkdir -p ${mountpoint}/etc/pacman.d/hooks
   cp -v /opt/${repo}/pacman-hooks/* ${mountpoint}/etc/pacman.d/hooks/
 
   # scripts
diff --git a/make_mksquashfs-auto.sh b/make_mksquashfs-auto.sh
index 077c620..8c6ba99 100755
--- a/make_mksquashfs-auto.sh
+++ b/make_mksquashfs-auto.sh
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ function system() {
             cp -v install/cow_device ${work_dir}/${arch}/airootfs/usr/lib/initcpio/install/
             cp -v hooks/cow_device ${work_dir}/${arch}/airootfs/usr/lib/initcpio/hooks/
 
+            mkdir -p ${work_dir}/${arch}/airootfs/etc/pacman.d/hooks
             cp -v pacman-hooks/* ${work_dir}/${arch}/airootfs/etc/pacman.d/hooks/
 
             # modprobe.d
diff --git a/pacman.conf b/pacman.conf
index ae3058b..c3a2a01 100755
--- a/pacman.conf
+++ b/pacman.conf
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #CacheDir    = /var/cache/pacman/pkg/
 #LogFile     = /var/log/pacman.log
 #GPGDir      = /etc/pacman.d/gnupg/
-#HookDir     = /etc/pacman.d/hooks/
+HookDir     = /etc/pacman.d/hooks/
 HoldPkg     = pacman glibc
 #XferCommand = /usr/bin/curl -4 -v -C - -f %u > %o
 #XferCommand = /usr/bin/wget -4 --passive-ftp -c -t 0 -O %o %u