diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 367e21afca46c29d788fcc2ac84114ea524d9fdc..8642ca1450c1bc3ac6f605131382095e3a38dbf5 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 scripts="fixpdf.sh fucopy.sh fufixpdf.sh fuzip.sh fuxournalexport.sh"
 
 destdir="${DESTDIR:=$HOME/.local/bin}"
+mkdir -p "$destdir"
 
 for s in $scripts; do
     ln -sf "$PWD/$s" "$destdir/${s%.*}"