diff --git a/roles/gitea/defaults/main.yml b/roles/gitea/defaults/main.yml
index 16e6fbb72..7f07955c9 100644
--- a/roles/gitea/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/gitea/defaults/main.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ gitea_download_url: "https://dl.gitea.io/gitea/{{ gitea_version }}/gitea-{{ gite
 gitea_integrity_url: "{{ gitea_download_url }}.asc"
 
 gitea_root_directory: "/library/gitea"
+gitea_subdirectories:
+  - bin
+  - custom
+  - data
+  - indexers
+  - public
+  - log
 gitea_install_path: "{{ gitea_root_directory }}/bin/gitea-{{ gitea_version }}"
 gitea_checksum_path: "{{ gitea_root_directory }}/bin/gitea-{{ gitea_version }}.asc"