diff --git a/recipes-diya/diya-overlay/files/confd b/recipes-diya/diya-overlay/files/confd
index 8d9e40c..0ab1eb4 100644
--- a/recipes-diya/diya-overlay/files/confd
+++ b/recipes-diya/diya-overlay/files/confd
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ case "$1" in
             mkdir -p /home/diya
             chown -R diya:diya /home/diya
         fi
+        if [ ! -d "/home/xdg" ]; then
+            mkdir -p /home/xdg
+            chown -R diya:diya /home/xdg
+        fi
         if ls /boot/*.nmconnection > /dev/null 2>&1 ;then
             mv /boot/*.nmconnection /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/
             chmod 600 /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/*.nmconnection