diff --git a/include/linux.sh b/include/linux.sh
index 2cf66d72..a6747fb0 100755
--- a/include/linux.sh
+++ b/include/linux.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ install_linux()
 {
 	# tested with values of $1:
 	#   Ubuntu: bionic (18), focal (20) and jammy (22)
-	#   Debian: bullseye (11)
+	#   Debian: bullseye (11), bookwork (12)
 	#   CentOS: centos (7)
 
 	configure_linuxulator
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ install_linux()
 			tell_status "installing $1"
 			stage_pkg_install linux_base-c7 || exit 1
 		;;
-		bionic|bullseye|focal|jammy)
+		bionic|bookworm|bullseye|focal|jammy)
 			tell_status "installing (debian|ubuntu) $1"
 			stage_pkg_install debootstrap || exit 1
 			stage_exec debootstrap $1 /compat/linux
diff --git a/provision/centos.sh b/provision/centos.sh
index b4bd5836..6a65953a 100755
--- a/provision/centos.sh
+++ b/provision/centos.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ install_centos()
 
 base_snapshot_exists || exit 1
 create_staged_fs centos
+for _fs in dev proc sys tmp home; do
+	mkdir -p "$ZFS_JAIL_MNT/stage/compat/linux/$_fs"
+done
+chmod 777 "$ZFS_JAIL_MNT/stage/compat/linux/tmp"
 start_staged_jail centos
 install_centos
 promote_staged_jail centos
diff --git a/provision/ubuntu.sh b/provision/ubuntu.sh
index d2b45a7a..b72607a8 100755
--- a/provision/ubuntu.sh
+++ b/provision/ubuntu.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ install_ubuntu()
 
 base_snapshot_exists || exit 1
 create_staged_fs ubuntu
+for _fs in dev proc sys tmp home; do
+	mkdir -p "$ZFS_JAIL_MNT/stage/compat/linux/$_fs"
+done
+chmod 777 "$ZFS_JAIL_MNT/stage/compat/linux/tmp"
 start_staged_jail ubuntu
 install_ubuntu
 promote_staged_jail ubuntu