diff --git a/config/host/generic/create.sh b/config/host/generic/create.sh
index 427cd222..ab52b547 100755
--- a/config/host/generic/create.sh
+++ b/config/host/generic/create.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # populate the workspace
+mkdir -p src
+
 ros2 run micro_ros_setup create_ws.sh src $PREFIX/config/$RTOS/client_ros2_packages.txt $PREFIX/config/$RTOS/$PLATFORM/client_host_packages.repos
 
 # add appropriate colcon.meta