diff --git a/firefox/tasks/main.yml b/firefox/tasks/main.yml
index 77551c1..13df85e 100644
--- a/firefox/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/firefox/tasks/main.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@
     name: firefox
     state: installed
 
+- name: create preferences directory
+  file:
+    path: /usr/lib64/firefox/defaults/preferences
+    state: directory
+    mode: 0755
+    owner: root
+    group: "{{ ansible_wheel }}"
+
 - name: install default settings
   copy:
     dest: /usr/lib64/firefox/defaults/preferences/00-foo.sh.js