diff --git a/apps/src/init.c b/apps/src/init.c
index f83fd1f7..d46dc841 100644
--- a/apps/src/init.c
+++ b/apps/src/init.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/syscall.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
@@ -137,13 +138,21 @@ int main()
         return 1;
     }
 
-    fprintf(new_stderr, "Bye!\n");
+    fprintf(new_stderr, "Bye!\n\n");
 
     fclose(new_stderr);
 
-    execv("/bin/sym", NULL);
+    const char* pathname = "/etc";
 
-    perror("execv"); // If we're here, execv failed
+    printf("Creating directory %s\n", pathname);
+
+    if (mkdir(pathname, 0) < 0)
+    {
+        perror("mkdir");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    printf("Success!!");
 
     return 1;
 }
diff --git a/libs/libc/include/luna/syscall.h b/libs/libc/include/luna/syscall.h
index 6d92d320..a6a86df5 100644
--- a/libs/libc/include/luna/syscall.h
+++ b/libs/libc/include/luna/syscall.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #define SYS_fcntl 13
 #define SYS_mprotect 14
 #define SYS_clock 15
+#define SYS_mkdir 17
 
 #ifndef __want_syscalls
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/libs/libc/include/sys/stat.h b/libs/libc/include/sys/stat.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c7813d10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/libc/include/sys/stat.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#ifndef _SYS_STAT_H
+#define _SYS_STAT_H
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+{
+#endif
+
+    /* Creates a new directory at the path pathname. FIXME: For now, mode is ignored. */
+    int mkdir(const char* pathname, mode_t mode);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/libc/include/sys/types.h b/libs/libc/include/sys/types.h
index 5c96ba2a..421f1e45 100644
--- a/libs/libc/include/sys/types.h
+++ b/libs/libc/include/sys/types.h
@@ -13,4 +13,7 @@ typedef long int ssize_t;
 /* The type of an offset into a file. */
 typedef long int off_t;
 
+/* The type of a file's mode. */
+typedef unsigned short mode_t;
+
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/libc/src/sys/stat.cpp b/libs/libc/src/sys/stat.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9249739d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/libc/src/sys/stat.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/syscall.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+extern "C"
+{
+    int mkdir(const char* pathname, mode_t)
+    {
+        return (int)syscall(SYS_mkdir, pathname);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/libc/src/unistd.cpp b/libs/libc/src/unistd.cpp
index 86ac5df3..6e5d4490 100644
--- a/libs/libc/src/unistd.cpp
+++ b/libs/libc/src/unistd.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ extern "C"
         case SYS_exit:
         case SYS_close:
         case SYS_exec:
+        case SYS_mkdir:
         case SYS_sleep: result = __luna_syscall1(number, va_arg(ap, arg)); break;
         case SYS_munmap:
         case SYS_open: {