diff --git a/.changes/fix-appimage-bundle.md b/.changes/fix-appimage-bundle.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a5c5e54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/fix-appimage-bundle.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"cargo-packager": patch
+---
+
+Fixes AppImage bundling failing due to missing `/usr/lib64` directory.
diff --git a/crates/packager/src/package/appimage/appimage b/crates/packager/src/package/appimage/appimage
index 01a8b681..5501e3a9 100644
--- a/crates/packager/src/package/appimage/appimage
+++ b/crates/packager/src/package/appimage/appimage
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ cp -r ../appimage_deb/data/* "{{app_name}}.AppDir"
 cd "{{app_name}}.AppDir"
 mkdir -p "usr/bin"
 mkdir -p "usr/lib"
+mkdir -p "usr/lib64"
 
 # Copy libs. Follow symlinks in case `/usr/lib64` is a symlink to `/usr/lib`
 {{#each libs}}