diff --git a/renderdoc/core/core.cpp b/renderdoc/core/core.cpp
index 644bfa914..9eb14beac 100644
--- a/renderdoc/core/core.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/core/core.cpp
@@ -731,6 +731,8 @@ RDCFile *RenderDoc::CreateRDC(RDCDriver driver, uint32_t frameNum, void *thpixel
 
   ret->SetData(driver, ToStr(driver).c_str(), OSUtility::GetMachineIdent(), thumb);
 
+  FileIO::CreateParentDirectory(m_CurrentLogFile);
+
   ret->Create(m_CurrentLogFile.c_str());
 
   if(ret->ErrorCode() != ContainerError::NoError)