diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2d43600..cbce52c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@ Misc scripts used in building specific vulkan packages for LunarG
    - It assumes default pbuilder/cowbuilder chroot location: i.e. /var/cache/pbuilder
    - It depends on the ~.pbuilderrc config file in this repository
 
+- <b>cowbuild-create-chroots</b>
+   Simple script to create the 4 chroots mentioned above. This should be run after copying the .pbuilderrc file to your home directory. The debian-archive-keyring package is required to create the debian chroots.
+
 - <b>cowbuild-update-chroots</b>
 
-   Simple script to update the 4 chroots mentioned above.  This should be run before the first build of the day.
+   Simple script to update the 4 chroots mentioned above. This should be run before the first build of the day.
 
 - <b>reprepro-add-lunarg</b>
 
diff --git a/cowbuild-create-chroots b/cowbuild-create-chroots
index e23563c..81f752c 100755
--- a/cowbuild-create-chroots
+++ b/cowbuild-create-chroots
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-sudo DIST=xenial ARCH=amd64 cowbuilder create
-sudo DIST=xenial ARCH=i386 cowbuilder create
-sudo DIST=stable ARCH=amd64 cowbuilder create
-sudo DIST=stable ARCH=i386 cowbuilder create
+
+# Make directories as needed; no error if they already exist.
+sudo mkdir -p /var/cache/pbuilder/xenial-amd64
+sudo mkdir -p /var/cache/pbuilder/xenial-i386
+sudo mkdir -p /var/cache/pbuilder/stretch-amd64
+sudo mkdir -p /var/cache/pbuilder/stretch-i386
+
+# Create copy-on-write chroots.
+# The debian-archive-keyring package is required to create the debian chroots. e.g.
+# $ sudo apt-get install debian-archive-keyring
+sudo DIST=xenial ARCH=amd64 cowbuilder --create
+sudo DIST=xenial ARCH=i386 cowbuilder --create
+sudo DIST=stable ARCH=amd64 cowbuilder --create
+sudo DIST=stable ARCH=i386 cowbuilder --create