diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e172641..c0d8146 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ deb:
 
 init:
 	git config pull.rebase false
-	-mkdir ~/go/src/git.wit.org/jcarr/
+	-mkdir -p ~/go/src/git.wit.org/jcarr/
 	cd ~/go/src/git.wit.org/jcarr/ && git clone https://git.wit.org/jcarr/wit-new-machine.git
 	-cd ~/go/src/git.wit.org/jcarr/wit-new-machine/ && git checkout jcarr
 	cd ~/go/src/git.wit.org/jcarr/wit-new-machine/ && GO111MODULE="off" go get -v -x