diff --git a/cmd/tools/translate.v b/cmd/tools/translate.v
index d3ebad1473..4a368f1b07 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/translate.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/translate.v
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ fn main() {
 	}
 	// Git clone c2v
 	if !os.exists(c2v_dir) {
+		os.mkdir_all(vmodules)?
 		println('C2V is not installed. Cloning C2V to $c2v_dir ...')
 		os.chdir(vmodules)?
 		res := os.execute('git clone https://github.com/vlang/c2v')