diff --git a/resources/install/scripts/resources/functions/mkdir.lua b/resources/install/scripts/resources/functions/mkdir.lua
index 23a2fd2d12..e871e737fa 100644
--- a/resources/install/scripts/resources/functions/mkdir.lua
+++ b/resources/install/scripts/resources/functions/mkdir.lua
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
-
 --add the mkdir function
-	function mkdir(dir)
-		dir = dir:gsub([[\]], "/");
-		if (package.config:sub(1,1) == "/") then
-			--unix
-			cmd = [[mkdir -p "]] .. dir .. [["]];
-		elseif (package.config:sub(1,1) == [[\]]) then
-			--windows
-			cmd = [[mkdir "]] .. dir .. [["]];
-		end
-		os.execute(cmd);
-		return cmd;
-	end
\ No newline at end of file
+        function mkdir(dir)
+                api = freeswitch.API();
+                dir = dir:gsub([[\]], "/");
+                if (package.config:sub(1,1) == "/") then
+                        --unix
+                        cmd = [[mkdir -p "]] .. dir .. [["]];
+                elseif (package.config:sub(1,1) == [[\]]) then
+                        --windows
+                        cmd = [[mkdir "]] .. dir .. [["]];
+                end
+                -- os.execute(cmd);
+                api:executeString("system " .. cmd  );
+                return cmd;
+        end