diff --git a/dotfiles/.zshrc b/dotfiles/.zshrc
index 8c5554ee5..6a412b068 100644
--- a/dotfiles/.zshrc
+++ b/dotfiles/.zshrc
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
-export GOPATH=$HOME/go
 export DOTFILES=$HOME/.dotfiles
 #:/usr/local/src:/go
 # echo WELCOME!
 # If you come from bash you might have to change your $PATH.
 export PATH=$HOME/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PATH
+export GOPATH=$HOME/go
 export PATH=$GOPATH/bin:$PATH
 export PATH=/usr/local/opt/gettext/bin:$PATH
 export PATH=/usr/local/opt/bison/bin:$PATH
 export PATH=$PATH:$DOTFILES/bin
 export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.iterm2
 
+export GIT_SRCDIR=$GOPATH/src/github.com
+mkdir -p ${GIT_SRCDIR}
+
 export LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/opt/bison/lib"
 export CC=clang