diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index eacba0d..36ea00a 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ if installed herbstluftwm; then
 	link config/herbstluftwm/icons_large ~/.config/herbstluftwm/icons_large
 
 	# barpyrus
+	mkdir -p ~/.config/barpyrus
 	link config/barpyrus/config.py ~/.config/barpyrus/config.py
 
 	echo