diff --git a/src/common/cfgfiles.c b/src/common/cfgfiles.c
index 489eeda2..b7a8beda 100644
--- a/src/common/cfgfiles.c
+++ b/src/common/cfgfiles.c
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ make_config_dirs (void)
 {
 	char *buf;
 
-	if (g_mkdir (get_xdir (), 0700) != 0)
+	if (g_mkdir_with_parents (get_xdir (), 0700) != 0)
 		return -1;
 	
 	buf = g_build_filename (get_xdir (), "addons", NULL);