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@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ You may need to set `$GOPATH`, e.g `mkdir ~/gocode; export GOPATH=~/gocode`.
 Then install the `swarm` binary:
 
 ```bash
+mkdir -p $GOPATH/src/github.com/docker/
 cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/docker/
 git clone https://github.com/docker/swarm
 cd swarm