diff --git a/code/tools/make_munki_mpkg.sh b/code/tools/make_munki_mpkg.sh
index 6d1ca4a6..77c832d2 100755
--- a/code/tools/make_munki_mpkg.sh
+++ b/code/tools/make_munki_mpkg.sh
@@ -306,6 +306,11 @@ chmod -R go-w "$COREROOT/usr/local/munki"
 chmod +x "$COREROOT/usr/local/munki"
 #chmod +x "$COREROOT/usr/local/munki/munkilib/"*.py
 
+# make paths.d file
+mkdir -p "$COREROOT/private/etc/paths.d"
+echo "/usr/local/munki" > "$COREROOT/private/etc/paths.d/munki"
+chmod -R 755 "$COREROOT/private/etc/paths.d"
+
 # Create directory structure for /Library/Managed Installs.
 mkdir -m 1775 "$COREROOT/Library"
 mkdir -m 755 -p "$COREROOT/Library/Managed Installs"
@@ -341,10 +346,6 @@ done
 # Set permissions.
 chmod -R go-w "$ADMINROOT/usr/local/munki"
 chmod +x "$ADMINROOT/usr/local/munki"
-# make paths.d file
-mkdir -p "$ADMINROOT/private/etc/paths.d"
-echo "/usr/local/munki" > "$ADMINROOT/private/etc/paths.d/munki"
-chmod -R 755 "$ADMINROOT/private"
 
 # Create package info file.
 ADMINSIZE=`du -sk $ADMINROOT | cut -f1`