diff --git a/src/PHPCodeBrowser/Helper/IOHelper.php b/src/PHPCodeBrowser/Helper/IOHelper.php
index a454d8d..4e669fa 100644
--- a/src/PHPCodeBrowser/Helper/IOHelper.php
+++ b/src/PHPCodeBrowser/Helper/IOHelper.php
@@ -155,15 +155,11 @@ public function loadFile($fileName)
      */
     public function createDirectory($target)
     {
-        if (DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR == substr($target, - 1, 1)) {
-            $target = substr($target, 0, -1);
-        }
-        $dirs = explode(DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, $target);
-        $path = '';
-        foreach ($dirs as $folder) {
-            if (!is_dir($path = $path . $folder . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR)) {
-                mkdir($path);
-            }
+        $target = rtrim($target, DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
+
+        if (!is_dir($target))
+        {
+            mkdir($target, 0777, true);
         }
     }