diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/BroadcastingInstallCommand.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/BroadcastingInstallCommand.php
index 775442735bf0..187e1a8614cc 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/BroadcastingInstallCommand.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/BroadcastingInstallCommand.php
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ public function handle()
 
         // Install bootstrapping...
         if (! file_exists($echoScriptPath = $this->laravel->resourcePath('js/echo.js'))) {
+            if (! is_dir($directory = $this->laravel->resourcePath('js'))) {
+                mkdir($directory, 0755, true);
+            }
+
             copy(__DIR__.'/stubs/echo-js.stub', $echoScriptPath);
         }