diff --git a/premake5.lua b/premake5.lua
index bf421270..f9f8b67b 100644
--- a/premake5.lua
+++ b/premake5.lua
@@ -183,8 +183,15 @@ local x64_include_linux = {
 
 if _ACTION == "generateproto" then
     print("Generating from .proto file!")
-    -- todo edit this path!
-    os.execute('call ' .. _MAIN_SCRIPT_DIR ..'/build/deps/win/protobuf/install32/bin/protoc.exe dll/net.proto -I./dll/ --cpp_out=dll/proto_gen/win')
+    if os.target() == "windows" then
+        os.mkdir("dll/proto_gen/win")
+        os.execute('call ' .. _MAIN_SCRIPT_DIR ..'/build/deps/win/protobuf/install32/bin/protoc.exe dll/net.proto -I./dll/ --cpp_out=dll/proto_gen/win')
+    end
+    else then
+        os.mkdir("dll/proto_gen/linux")
+        os.chmod(_MAIN_SCRIPT_DIR ..'/build/deps/linux/protobuf/install32/bin/protoc', "777")
+        os.execute(_MAIN_SCRIPT_DIR ..'/build/deps/linux/protobuf/install32/bin/protoc dll/net.proto -I./dll/ --cpp_out=dll/proto_gen/linux')
+    end
     print("Generation success!")
  end