diff --git a/config/initializers/plugin_symlinks.rb b/config/initializers/plugin_symlinks.rb
index 34f5322d0a3..1d37d0a2d4d 100644
--- a/config/initializers/plugin_symlinks.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/plugin_symlinks.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 def maintain_plugin_symlinks(local_path, plugin_path=nil)
   plugin_path ||= local_path
   Dir.glob("vendor/plugins/*/#{plugin_path}").each do |plugin_dir|
-    Dir.mkdir("#{local_path}/plugins") unless File.exists?("#{local_path}/plugins")
+    FileUtils.makedirs("#{local_path}/plugins") unless File.exists?("#{local_path}/plugins")
     plugin = plugin_dir.gsub(%r{^vendor/plugins/(.*)/#{plugin_path}$}, '\1')
     source = "#{local_path}/plugins/#{plugin}"
     target = "#{local_path.gsub(%r{[^/]+}, '..')}/../#{plugin_dir}"