diff --git a/src/common.c b/src/common.c
index b20fbf7..2639554 100644
--- a/src/common.c
+++ b/src/common.c
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ int directoryExists(const char *path) {
 	return stat(path, &s) == 0 && (s.st_mode & S_IFDIR);
 }
 
+int makeDirectory(const char *path) {
+	return mkdir(path, 0777);
+}
+
 
 char* heliStringCopy(const char *x) {
 	int len = strlen(x) + 1;
diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index c5662f1..b8a7169 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ const char* directoryGetFull(Directory directory, int i);
 
 int fileExists(const char *path);
 int directoryExists(const char *path);
-
+int makeDirectory(const char *path);
 
 #endif