diff --git a/kvm.c b/kvm.c
index f470c17..c929757 100644
--- a/kvm.c
+++ b/kvm.c
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ static void set_dir(const char *fmt, va_list args)
 
 	vsnprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), fmt, args);
 
+	mkdir(tmp, 0777);
+
 	if (!realpath(tmp, kvm_dir))
 		die("Unable to set KVM tool directory");
 }