diff --git a/configs.yml b/configs.yml
index c70f889..ec95df4 100644
--- a/configs.yml
+++ b/configs.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ mariadb:
         condition: "sudo find /var/lib/mysql -mindepth 1 | read"
 
 pacman_hooks:
-    - run:
-        - sudo mkdir -p /etc/pacman.d/hooks
     - run:
         command: sudo ln -rsi dotfiles/pacman_hooks/borg_backup.hook /etc/pacman.d/hooks/borg_backup.hook
         condition: "[[ $(uname -n) = 'arch-desktop' ]]"
diff --git a/roles/pacman/tasks/main.yml b/roles/pacman/tasks/main.yml
index aa689f4..b064e62 100644
--- a/roles/pacman/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/pacman/tasks/main.yml
@@ -35,3 +35,10 @@
         regexp: "#VerbosePkgLists"
         replace: VerbosePkgLists
         backup: true
+
+- name: Make sure hooks directory exists
+  become: true
+  file:
+    path: /etc/pacman.d/hooks
+    state: directory
+    mode: 0755