diff --git a/chmod b/chmod
index 0ac257ce..cf38de0f 100755
--- a/chmod
+++ b/chmod
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ chmod a+r-wx,u+rw ~/.face
 chmod a+r-wx,u+rw ~/.forward
 chmod 600 ~/.netrc
 
+mkdir -p ~/.ssh
 chmod 700 ~/.ssh
 touch ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
 chmod 600 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys