diff --git a/roles/dotfiles/tasks/main.yml b/roles/dotfiles/tasks/main.yml
index 9888729..a9e3550 100644
--- a/roles/dotfiles/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/dotfiles/tasks/main.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
     clone: yes
     update: yes
 
+- name: create bin dir
+  file:
+    path: ~/bin
+
 - name: install
   make:
     target: install