diff --git a/makePatches.go b/makePatches.go
index 104ba47..65ae9d6 100644
--- a/makePatches.go
+++ b/makePatches.go
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 package gitpb
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
-	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func (all *Repos) MakePatchset(setdir string) bool {
 		}
 
 		repodir := filepath.Join(setdir, repo.GetGoPath())
-		shell.Mkdir(repodir)
+		os.MkdirAll(repodir, os.ModeDir)
 		// git format-patch branch1..branch2
 		gitcmd := []string{"git", "format-patch", "-o", repodir, develn + ".." + usern}
 		log.Info("Run:", gitcmd)