@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@

 # Modified for Octopress by John W. Long

 #

 require 'rexml/document'

+require 'fileutils'

 module Jekyll

@@ -122,6 +123,9 @@ module Jekyll

       sitemap.add_element(urlset)

       # File I/O: create sitemap.xml file and write out pretty-printed XML

+      unless File.exists?(site.dest)

+        FileUtils.mkdir_p(site.dest)

+      end

       file = File.new(File.join(site.dest, SITEMAP_FILE_NAME), "w")

       formatter = REXML::Formatters::Pretty.new(4)

       formatter.compact = true