diff --git a/recipes/source.rb b/recipes/source.rb
index eb8288d..140bb2f 100644
--- a/recipes/source.rb
+++ b/recipes/source.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@
 version = node['python']['version']
 install_path = "#{node['python']['prefix_dir']}/bin/python#{version.split(/(^\d+\.\d+)/)[1]}"
 
+directory "#{Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]}" do
+  recursive true
+  action :create
+  not_if { ::File.exists?("#{Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]}") }
+end
+
 remote_file "#{Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]}/Python-#{version}.tar.bz2" do
   source "#{node['python']['url']}/#{version}/Python-#{version}.tar.bz2"
   checksum node['python']['checksum']