diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3e9a4e96a3b..da5d72a9567 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ RUN export GF_GID_NAME=$(getent group $GF_GID | cut -d':' -f1) && \
     mkdir -p "$GF_PATHS_PROVISIONING/datasources" \
              "$GF_PATHS_PROVISIONING/dashboards" \
              "$GF_PATHS_PROVISIONING/notifiers" \
+             "$GF_PATHS_PROVISIONING/plugins" \
              "$GF_PATHS_LOGS" \
              "$GF_PATHS_PLUGINS" \
              "$GF_PATHS_DATA" && \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.ubuntu b/Dockerfile.ubuntu
index 04c5132f94a..00ed09edb09 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.ubuntu
+++ b/Dockerfile.ubuntu
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p "$GF_PATHS_HOME/.aws" && \
   mkdir -p "$GF_PATHS_PROVISIONING/datasources" \
              "$GF_PATHS_PROVISIONING/dashboards" \
              "$GF_PATHS_PROVISIONING/notifiers" \
+             "$GF_PATHS_PROVISIONING/plugins" \
              "$GF_PATHS_LOGS" \
              "$GF_PATHS_PLUGINS" \
              "$GF_PATHS_DATA" && \