diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirect.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirect.cpp
index f66134b795..a1df0c1dab 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirect.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirect.cpp
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ RageFileObj *RageFileDriverDirect::Open( const CString &path, RageFile::OpenMode
 	{
 		const CString dir = Dirname(sPath);
 		if( this->GetFileType(dir) != RageFileManager::TYPE_DIR )
-			CreateDirectories( dir );
+			CreateDirectories( root + dir );
 	}
 
 	return MakeFileObjDirect( root + sPath, mode, p, err );