diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index e6ad1f04..63f84929 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ set nowb
 " Keep undo history across sessions, by storing in file.
 " Only works all the time.
 
+silent !mkdir ~/.vim/backups > /dev/null 2>&1
 set undodir=~/.vim/backups
 set undofile