diff --git a/download_zig.sh b/download_zig.sh
index fa77bcdf9025882030f01be95dc2a5f5a73fab13..34ded3bfc3c51a4ece1aa870f41e8a3d7336c342 100755
--- a/download_zig.sh
+++ b/download_zig.sh
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@ else
     wget https://ziglang.org/download/$version/$file
 fi
 
+mkdir /zig
 tar -xf $file -C /zig
 ln -s /zig/zig /usr/local/bin