diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1728944..237c25d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 OS_NAME := $(shell uname -s | tr A-Z a-z)
 
 stow:
+	mkdir -p ~/.gnupg && chmod 0700 ~/.gnupg
 	stow -t ~ */
 	dconf load / < gnome/.local/share/custom-gconf.conf \