diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0d8441dc3e3..f8434efcfcb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -435,6 +435,11 @@ install(DIRECTORY
         PATTERN "*.xml"
 )
 
+# Create directory tree that thrive requires
+file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/creations)
+file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/creations/microbe)
+file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/creations/multicellular)
+
 # Install Runtime Libraries
 if(WIN32)