diff --git a/tasks/postgresql-packages.yml b/tasks/postgresql-packages.yml
index 389e941..1321df1 100644
--- a/tasks/postgresql-packages.yml
+++ b/tasks/postgresql-packages.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,17 @@
         pkg: "{{ psql_el_pgdg_packages }}"
         state: present
 
+    - name: postgresql-packages | Create the postgresql data directory if it is not in the default place
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        dest: "{{ psql_el_data_dir }}"
+        owner: postgres
+        group: postgres
+        mode: "700"
+        state: directory
+      when:
+        - psql_use_alternate_data_dir
+        - ansible_distribution_file_variety == "RedHat"
+
     - name: postgresql-packages | Init the db if needed on EL systems
       ansible.builtin.command: /usr/pgsql-{{ psql_version }}/bin/postgresql-{{ psql_version }}-setup initdb
       args: