diff --git a/doc/darcs.html b/doc/darcs.html
index 5e4f98c6e..4df7bf99c 100644
--- a/doc/darcs.html
+++ b/doc/darcs.html
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ system to make it possible for you to push changes to the main
 repository. To fix this, log in to your Chalmers account and run:
 </P>
 <PRE>
+  mkdir -p $HOME/.vcs4
   echo unsup &gt;&gt; $HOME/.vcs4/pathsetup
 </PRE>
 <P></P>
diff --git a/doc/darcs.txt b/doc/darcs.txt
index 1e3b629a6..a44621cc9 100644
--- a/doc/darcs.txt
+++ b/doc/darcs.txt
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ system to make it possible for you to push changes to the main
 repository. To fix this, log in to your Chalmers account and run:
 
 ```
+mkdir -p $HOME/.vcs4
 echo unsup >> $HOME/.vcs4/pathsetup
 ```