diff --git a/roles/desktop/tasks/main.yml b/roles/desktop/tasks/main.yml
index 5d3f80c..f3a5785 100644
--- a/roles/desktop/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/desktop/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ansible-playbook
 # vim:ft=ansible:
 ---
+- name: assure xorg.conf.d
+  file: path=/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d state=directory
 - name: configure X misc
   template: src={{ item }} dest=/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/{{ item }}
   loop: