diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index d127f539155..fbbef595c28 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ build: false
 test_script:
     - cargo build --features debugging
     - cargo test --features debugging
+    - mkdir C:\Users\appveyor\.cargo
+    - mkdir C:\Users\appveyor\.cargo\bin
     - copy target\debug\cargo-clippy C:\Users\appveyor\.cargo\bin\
     - cargo clippy -- -D clippy
     - cd clippy_lints && cargo clippy -- -D clippy && cd ..