diff --git a/virtualizationservice/src/main.rs b/virtualizationservice/src/main.rs
index 3af0d42..18b026d 100644
--- a/virtualizationservice/src/main.rs
+++ b/virtualizationservice/src/main.rs
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@
 use anyhow::Error;
 use binder::{register_lazy_service, BinderFeatures, ProcessState, ThreadState};
 use log::{info, Level};
-use std::fs::read_dir;
+use std::fs::{create_dir, read_dir};
 use std::os::unix::raw::{pid_t, uid_t};
+use std::path::Path;
 
 const LOG_TAG: &str = "VirtualizationService";
 
@@ -56,6 +57,9 @@
 
     clear_temporary_files().expect("Failed to delete old temporary files");
 
+    let common_dir_path = Path::new(TEMPORARY_DIRECTORY).join("common");
+    create_dir(common_dir_path).expect("Failed to create common directory");
+
     ProcessState::start_thread_pool();
 
     let service = VirtualizationServiceInternal::init();