diff --git a/docs/content/install.md b/docs/content/install.md
index 01292eaf4..279e6872e 100644
--- a/docs/content/install.md
+++ b/docs/content/install.md
@@ -55,8 +55,11 @@ Unzip the download and cd to the extracted folder.
 
 Move rclone to your $PATH. You will be prompted for your password.
 
+    sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/bin
     sudo mv rclone /usr/local/bin/
 
+(the `mkdir` command is safe to run, even if the directory already exists).
+
 Remove the leftover files.
 
     cd .. && rm -rf rclone-*-osx-amd64 rclone-current-osx-amd64.zip