diff --git a/script-install-manual-scripts b/script-install-manual-scripts
index b1ffdf12..722758d9 100755
--- a/script-install-manual-scripts
+++ b/script-install-manual-scripts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ for homedir in /home/*; do
     for f in "${remove[@]}"; do
         rm -f "${homedir}/Desktop/$f"
     done
-    ln -fs "$manual" "${homedir}/Desktop/$manual"
+    [[ -d "$homedir/Desktop" ]] && ln -fs "$manual" "${homedir}/Desktop/$manual"
 done