diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0050-create_directories.yml b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0050-create_directories.yml
index 35d7e04dfcfd4a291e558cd0a3b47db3e7e2a1cd..09d283dcc72d1e0c8b6ca20a2cb05c1f44d134c7 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0050-create_directories.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0050-create_directories.yml
@@ -19,12 +19,11 @@
     - node
   with_items:
     - "{{ kube_config_dir }}"
-    - "{{ kube_cert_dir }}"
     - "{{ kube_manifest_dir }}"
     - "{{ kube_script_dir }}"
     - "{{ kubelet_flexvolumes_plugins_dir }}"
 
-- name: Create other directories
+- name: Create other directories of root owner
   file:
     path: "{{ item }}"
     state: directory
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@
     - master
     - node
   with_items:
+    - "{{ kube_cert_dir }}"
     - "{{ bin_dir }}"
 
 - name: Check if kubernetes kubeadm compat cert dir exists