diff --git a/build/windows/microsoftservercore/Dockerfile b/build/windows/microsoftservercore/Dockerfile
index 2a9f4040a..dfcd8b15a 100644
--- a/build/windows/microsoftservercore/Dockerfile
+++ b/build/windows/microsoftservercore/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ FROM microsoft/windowsservercore
 
 COPY dist /
 
-RUN mkdir C:\\data
+VOLUME C:\\data
 
 WORKDIR /
 
diff --git a/build/windows/nanoserver/Dockerfile b/build/windows/nanoserver/Dockerfile
index 7a79da105..ae8a25a39 100644
--- a/build/windows/nanoserver/Dockerfile
+++ b/build/windows/nanoserver/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ FROM microsoft/nanoserver
 
 COPY dist /
 
-RUN mkdir C:\\data
+VOLUME C:\\data
 
 WORKDIR /