diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxInstaller.java b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxInstaller.java
index 3ca3bf75..f1818650 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxInstaller.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxInstaller.java
@@ -96,14 +96,17 @@ final class TermuxInstaller {
                                     String oldPath = parts[0];
                                     String newPath = STAGING_PREFIX_PATH + "/" + parts[1];
                                     symlinks.add(Pair.create(oldPath, newPath));
+
+                                    ensureDirectoryExists(new File(newPath).getParentFile());
                                 }
                             } else {
                                 String zipEntryName = zipEntry.getName();
                                 File targetFile = new File(STAGING_PREFIX_PATH, zipEntryName);
-                                if (zipEntry.isDirectory()) {
-                                    if (!targetFile.mkdirs())
-                                        throw new RuntimeException("Failed to create directory: " + targetFile.getAbsolutePath());
-                                } else {
+                                boolean isDirectory = zipEntry.isDirectory();
+
+                                ensureDirectoryExists(isDirectory ? targetFile : targetFile.getParentFile());
+
+                                if (!isDirectory) {
                                     try (FileOutputStream outStream = new FileOutputStream(targetFile)) {
                                         int readBytes;
                                         while ((readBytes = zipInput.read(buffer)) != -1)
@@ -158,8 +161,14 @@ final class TermuxInstaller {
         }.start();
     }
 
+    private static void ensureDirectoryExists(File directory) {
+        if (!directory.isDirectory() && !directory.mkdirs()) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Unable to create directory: " + directory.getAbsolutePath());
+        }
+    }
+
     /** Get bootstrap zip url for this systems cpu architecture. */
-    static URL determineZipUrl() throws MalformedURLException {
+    private static URL determineZipUrl() throws MalformedURLException {
         String archName = determineTermuxArchName();
         return new URL("https://termux.net/bootstrap/bootstrap-" + archName + ".zip");
     }
@@ -201,7 +210,7 @@ final class TermuxInstaller {
         }
     }
 
-    public static void setupStorageSymlinks(final Context context) {
+    static void setupStorageSymlinks(final Context context) {
         final String LOG_TAG = "termux-storage";
         new Thread() {
             public void run() {