diff --git a/pkg/util/fs_util.go b/pkg/util/fs_util.go
index 3576a3977..90972e0ed 100644
--- a/pkg/util/fs_util.go
+++ b/pkg/util/fs_util.go
@@ -749,6 +749,15 @@ func Volumes() []string {
 }
 
 func mkdirAllWithPermissions(path string, mode os.FileMode, uid, gid int64) error {
+	// Check if a file already exists on the path, if yes then delete it
+	info, err := os.Stat(path)
+	if !os.IsNotExist(err) && !info.IsDir() {
+		logrus.Tracef("removing file because it needs to be a directory %s", path)
+		if err := os.Remove(path); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "error removing %s to make way for new directory.", path)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(path, mode); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}