diff --git a/src/install.rs b/src/install.rs
index 1c40280..f92b17b 100644
--- a/src/install.rs
+++ b/src/install.rs
@@ -145,11 +145,11 @@ impl<'a> Step<'a> {
             }
             Self::ExtractFile { file, dest } => {
                 const EXTRACT_FILE_ERROR_MSG: &'static str = "Extracting file failed.";
+                mkdir_all(&dest).await.wrap_err(EXTRACT_FILE_ERROR_MSG)?;
                 let dest = tokio::fs::canonicalize(&dest)
                     .await
                     .into_diagnostic()
                     .wrap_err(EXTRACT_FILE_ERROR_MSG)?;
-                mkdir_all(&dest).await.wrap_err(EXTRACT_FILE_ERROR_MSG)?;
                 let status = tokio::process::Command::new("tar")
                     .arg("-xf")
                     .arg(file.as_os_str())