diff --git a/git-build.sh b/git-build.sh
index 071500b..feb0784 100755
--- a/git-build.sh
+++ b/git-build.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #trap "kill 0" EXIT
 
 BASEDIR="$HOME/.git-build"
+[ ! -d $BASEDIR ] && mkdir $BASEDIR
 
 # So scripts can know we're still running (for autoupdater)
 echo "$BASHPID" > $BASEDIR/.LOCK