diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 197e257b..cc8585f2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ sysroot-fsh:
 	  mkdir -p "$(SYSROOT)/$$DIRNAME/$(HOST)" \
 	) || exit $$?; done;
 	mkdir -p "$(SYSROOT)/$(HOST)"
-	for DIRNAME in bin lib; do (\
+	for DIRNAME in bin lib libexec; do (\
 	  mkdir -p "$(SYSROOT)/$(HOST)/$$DIRNAME" \
 	) || exit $$?; done;
 	mkdir -p "$(SYSROOT)/etc/skel"
diff --git a/doc/user-guide b/doc/user-guide
index 584ae6f1..089645ea 100644
--- a/doc/user-guide
+++ b/doc/user-guide
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ This as an incomplete list of the common top level directories in Sortix.
 * /$cputype - Files for $cputype.
 * /$cputype/bin - Programs for $cputype.
 * /$cputype/lib - Shared libaries for $cputype.
+* /$cputype/libexec - Shared libaries for $cputype.
 
 Some of these directories not be present or empty on your installation.
 
diff --git a/system/Makefile b/system/Makefile
index d6b37b6f..f60b9212 100644
--- a/system/Makefile
+++ b/system/Makefile
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ fsh:
 	mkdir -p $(ROOT)/tmp
 	mkdir -p $(ROOT)/$(cputype)/bin
 	mkdir -p $(ROOT)/$(cputype)/lib
+	mkdir -p $(ROOT)/$(cputype)/libexec
 
 # Install the system headers.
 system-headers: