diff --git a/docs/install_linux.md b/docs/install_linux.md
index 43ba876a1..b1e9ac829 100644
--- a/docs/install_linux.md
+++ b/docs/install_linux.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Install:
         && out=$(mktemp) && wget -nv -O$out https://cli.github.com/packages/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg \
         && cat $out | sudo tee /etc/apt/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg > /dev/null \
 	&& sudo chmod go+r /etc/apt/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg \
+	&& sudo mkdir -p -m 755 /etc/apt/sources.list.d \
 	&& echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg] https://cli.github.com/packages stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/github-cli.list > /dev/null \
 	&& sudo apt update \
 	&& sudo apt install gh -y