diff --git a/Core/Config.cpp b/Core/Config.cpp
index 5b2779e13a..3ac1112b20 100644
--- a/Core/Config.cpp
+++ b/Core/Config.cpp
@@ -1607,10 +1607,7 @@ const Path Config::FindConfigFile(const std::string &baseFilename) {
 	if (!File::Exists(filename)) {
 		// Make sure at least the directory it's supposed to be in exists.
 		Path path = filename.NavigateUp();
-		if (createdPath_ != path) {
-			File::CreateFullPath(path);
-			createdPath_ = path;
-		}
+		File::CreateFullPath(path);
 	}
 	return filename;
 }
diff --git a/Core/Config.h b/Core/Config.h
index d7500b7d6c..49211f29db 100644
--- a/Core/Config.h
+++ b/Core/Config.h
@@ -538,7 +538,6 @@ private:
 	Path controllerIniFilename_;
 	std::vector<Path> searchPath_;
 	Path defaultPath_;
-	Path createdPath_;
 };
 
 std::map<std::string, std::pair<std::string, int>> GetLangValuesMapping();