diff --git a/redhat/apache-cassandra.spec b/redhat/apache-cassandra.spec
index d475c30874..666cc4a2f5 100644
--- a/redhat/apache-cassandra.spec
+++ b/redhat/apache-cassandra.spec
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ cp -p bin/* %{buildroot}/usr/bin
 cp build/%{name}-%{version}.jar %{buildroot}/usr/share/%{username}/lib
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}/var/lib/%{username}/commitlog
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}/var/lib/%{username}/data
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}/var/lib/%{username}/saved_caches
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}/var/run/%{username}
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}/var/log/%{username}