diff --git a/src/fileops.c b/src/fileops.c
index 0633f9b21..9fe017c93 100644
--- a/src/fileops.c
+++ b/src/fileops.c
@@ -310,3 +310,8 @@ int gitfo_dirent(
 	closedir(dir);
 	return GIT_SUCCESS;
 }
+
+int gitfo_mkdir_recurs(const char *path, int mode)
+{
+	return gitfo_mkdir(path, mode);
+}
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diff --git a/src/fileops.h b/src/fileops.h
index 618bddd5b..6656cdf43 100644
--- a/src/fileops.h
+++ b/src/fileops.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ extern int gitfo_exists(const char *path);
 extern int gitfo_open(const char *path, int flags);
 extern int gitfo_creat(const char *path, int mode);
 extern int gitfo_isdir(const char *path);
+extern int gitfo_mkdir_recurs(const char *path, int mode);
 #define gitfo_close(fd) close(fd)
 
 extern int gitfo_read(git_file fd, void *buf, size_t cnt);