diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirect.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirect.cpp
index 26b7e0e999..95feb72658 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirect.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageFileDriverDirect.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ RageFileDriverDirect::RageFileDriverDirect( CString root_ ):
 {
 	if( root.Right(1) != "/" )
 		root += '/';
+
+	/* If the root path doesn't exist, create it. */
+	CreateDirectories( root );
 }