diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/keg.rb b/Library/Homebrew/keg.rb
index 3413775a9c..777b90cc15 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/keg.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/keg.rb
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class Keg <Pathname
       when /^pkgconfig/ then :mkpath
       when /^php/ then :mkpath
       when /^perl5/ then :mkpath
+      when /^python2\.6/ then :mkpath
       end
     end