diff --git a/deploy_dotfiles.sh b/deploy_dotfiles.sh
index cd6a8a1..15c38e8 100755
--- a/deploy_dotfiles.sh
+++ b/deploy_dotfiles.sh
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ if ! [ -d "$HOME/.cache/antibody" ]; then
     chmod +x /tmp/antibody.sh
     /tmp/antibody.sh -b $HOME/.bin
     rm /tmp/antibody.sh
+    mkdir -p $HOME/.cache/antibody
 fi
 
 if [ ! -x $HOME/.bin/chezmoi ]; then