diff --git a/src/common/pathTools.cpp b/src/common/pathTools.cpp
index 19d618d14..f1ca7d222 100644
--- a/src/common/pathTools.cpp
+++ b/src/common/pathTools.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,11 @@ bool fileExists(const string &path) {
 }
 
 bool makeDirectory(const string &path) {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  int status = _mkdir(path.c_str());
+#else
   int status = mkdir(path.c_str(), S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IROTH | S_IXOTH);
+#endif
   return status == 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/common/pathTools.h b/src/common/pathTools.h
index f87155a77..55fa3f58b 100644
--- a/src/common/pathTools.h
+++ b/src/common/pathTools.h
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <ios>
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <direct.h>
+#endif
+
 using namespace std;
 
 bool isRelativePath(const string &path);