1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/luarocks/fs/unix/tools.lua b/src/luarocks/fs/unix/tools.lua
index 42e22060..efd4d624 100644
--- a/src/luarocks/fs/unix/tools.lua
+++ b/src/luarocks/fs/unix/tools.lua
@@ -81,7 +81,10 @@ end
 -- plus an error message.
 function tools.copy_contents(src, dest)
    assert(src and dest)
-   if fs.execute_quiet(vars.CP.." -pPR "..fs.Q(src).."/* "..fs.Q(dest)) then
+   if not fs.is_dir(src) then
+      return false, src .. " is not a directory"
+   end
+   if fs.make_dir(dest) and fs.execute_quiet(vars.CP.." -pPR "..fs.Q(src).."/* "..fs.Q(dest)) then
       return true
    else
       return false, "Failed copying "..src.." to "..dest