diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_container.c b/src/lxc/lxc_container.c
index c8420db7a1..0c60d330f1 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_container.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_container.c
@@ -1544,6 +1544,32 @@ cleanup:
 }
 
 
+int lxcContainerSetupHostdevCapsMakePath(const char *dev)
+{
+    int ret = -1;
+    char *dir, *tmp;
+
+    if (VIR_STRDUP(dir, dev) < 0)
+        return -1;
+
+    if ((tmp = strrchr(dir, '/'))) {
+        *tmp = '\0';
+        if (virFileMakePath(dir) < 0) {
+            virReportSystemError(errno,
+                                 _("Failed to create directory for '%s' dev '%s'"),
+                                 dir, dev);
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+    }
+
+    ret = 0;
+
+cleanup:
+    VIR_FREE(dir);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+
 static int lxcContainerSetupHostdevCapsStorage(virDomainDefPtr vmDef ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                                                virDomainHostdevDefPtr def ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                                                virSecurityManagerPtr securityDriver ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_container.h b/src/lxc/lxc_container.h
index ada72f70d7..6f270d7f7a 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_container.h
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_container.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ int lxcContainerStart(virDomainDefPtr def,
 
 int lxcContainerAvailable(int features);
 
+int lxcContainerSetupHostdevCapsMakePath(const char *dev);
+
 virArch lxcContainerGetAlt32bitArch(virArch arch);
 
 #endif /* LXC_CONTAINER_H */