diff --git a/features.drush.inc b/features.drush.inc
index 8e23f13..2106351 100644
--- a/features.drush.inc
+++ b/features.drush.inc
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ function features_drush_command() {
       'components' => '(optional) List of components to include, like source:component [source2:component2]...'
     ),
     'options' => array(
-      '--destination' => "Destination path (from Drupal root) of the exported feature. Defaults to 'sites/all/modules'",
+      'destination' => "Destination path (from Drupal root) of the exported feature. Defaults to 'sites/all/modules'",
     ),
     'drupal dependencies' => array('features'),
     'aliases' => array('fe'),
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ function _drush_features_export($stub, $dependencies, $module_name = NULL, $dire
       }
     }
     else {
-      drush_op('mkdir', $directory);
+      drush_op('mkdir', $directory, 0755, TRUE);
     }
     if (is_dir($directory)) {
       drupal_flush_all_caches();