diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5cfb4a7..20c88e0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     "babel-runtime": "^5.8.24",
     "dox": "^0.8.0",
     "globby": "^3.0.0",
+    "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
     "react-docgen": "^2.1.0",
     "yargs": "^3.24.0"
   },
diff --git a/src/util.js b/src/util.js
index 887cae3..3d2f681 100644
--- a/src/util.js
+++ b/src/util.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 import path from 'path';
 import fs from 'fs';
+import mkdirp from 'mkdirp';
 
 export function generateManifest(options, items) {
   if (options.dest) {
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ export function generateManifest(options, items) {
   let contents = `module.exports = [${items}];`;
 
   if (options.dest) {
+    mkdirp.sync(path.dirname(options.dest));
     fs.writeFileSync(options.dest, contents);
   } else {
     console.log(contents);