diff --git a/dev-R/RcppEnsmallen/RcppEnsmallen-0.2.17.0.1.ebuild b/dev-R/RcppEnsmallen/RcppEnsmallen-0.2.17.0.1.ebuild
index 3914b1ab70..5c52724dd7 100644
--- a/dev-R/RcppEnsmallen/RcppEnsmallen-0.2.17.0.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-R/RcppEnsmallen/RcppEnsmallen-0.2.17.0.1.ebuild
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ src_install() {
 	R_includedir="/usr/$(get_libdir)/R/site-library/${PN}/include"
 	dosym8 -r /usr/include/ensmallen.hpp "${R_includedir}/ensmallen.hpp"
 
+	dodir /usr/include/ensmallen_bits
 	for file in "${ED}/${R_includedir}"/ensmallen_bits/*; do
 		filename=$(basename "${file}")
 		dosym8 -r /usr/include/ensmallen_bits/${file} "${R_includedir}/ensmallen_bits/${file}"