diff --git a/roles/ariane/tasks/sysctl.yml b/roles/ariane/tasks/sysctl.yml
index 3ca344f..51302a9 100644
--- a/roles/ariane/tasks/sysctl.yml
+++ b/roles/ariane/tasks/sysctl.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 ---
+- name: sysctl - sysctl.d
+  file: path=/etc/sysctl.d state=directory owner=root group=root mode=0755
+
 - name: sysctl - set config
   sysctl:
     name: "{{ item.key }}"