diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index f706ad8..66f118b 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ PACKAGE is installed and the current version is deleted."
               )
 
 (let ((default-directory (concat user-emacs-directory "site-lisp/")))
-  (normal-top-level-add-to-load-path '("."))
-  (normal-top-level-add-subdirs-to-load-path))
+  (when (file-exists-p default-directory)
+    (normal-top-level-add-to-load-path '("."))
+    (normal-top-level-add-subdirs-to-load-path)))
 
 (fset 'yes-or-no-p 'y-or-n-p)
 
diff --git a/init.org b/init.org
index 9e2c7c9..c63b13e 100644
--- a/init.org
+++ b/init.org
@@ -167,8 +167,9 @@
 
    #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :tangle yes
      (let ((default-directory (concat user-emacs-directory "site-lisp/")))
-       (normal-top-level-add-to-load-path '("."))
-       (normal-top-level-add-subdirs-to-load-path))
+       (when (file-exists-p default-directory)
+         (normal-top-level-add-to-load-path '("."))
+         (normal-top-level-add-subdirs-to-load-path)))
    #+END_SRC 
 
    Answering /yes/ and /no/ to each question from Emacs can be tedious, a