diff --git a/src/main b/src/main
index 50eef47..d995ba5 100755
--- a/src/main
+++ b/src/main
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ if [[ ! -f $HOME/.config/goldendict/config ]] || ! grep -q "path.*/usr/share/gol
     cp "$BASEDIR/lib/goldendict/config" "$HOME/.config/goldendict/"
     nohup goldendict &
 fi
+mkdir -p $HOME/.config/autostart
 if [[ ! -f $HOME/.config/autostart/org.goldendict.GoldenDict.desktop ]]; then
     echo -n "autostart GoldenDict ..."
     ln -sf /usr/share/applications/org.goldendict.GoldenDict.desktop $HOME/.config/autostart/