diff --git a/scripts/void-base.sh b/scripts/void-base.sh
index 09afdf8..6b0b4f7 100755
--- a/scripts/void-base.sh
+++ b/scripts/void-base.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ declare userlocaldirs=("$HOME/.local/bin" "$HOME/.local/share/icons" "$HOME/.loc
 for dir in "${userlocaldirs[@]}"; do
 	if ! [ -d "${dir}" ]; then
 		echo "${dir} does not exist -> creating it ..."
-		mkdir "${dir}" && echo "${dir} created."
+		mkdir -p "${dir}" && echo "${dir} created."
 	else
 		echo "${dir} already exists -> nothing to do."
 	fi