diff --git a/pkg/osutil/osutil.go b/pkg/osutil/osutil.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a3e4e0c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/osutil/osutil.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 Google Inc.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+// Package osutil provides operating system-specific path information,
+// and other utility functions.
+package osutil
+
+import "os"
+
+func DirExists(dir string) bool {
+	fi, err := os.Stat(dir)
+	return err == nil && fi.IsDir()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/osutil/paths.go b/pkg/osutil/paths.go
index 016235702..e841f44ec 100644
--- a/pkg/osutil/paths.go
+++ b/pkg/osutil/paths.go
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-// Package osutil provides operating system-specific path information,
-// and other utility functions.
 package osutil
 
 import (