diff --git a/src/configuration.cpp b/src/configuration.cpp
index 005b27ee..7cdf8da8 100644
--- a/src/configuration.cpp
+++ b/src/configuration.cpp
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ bool configure(int argc, char **argv)
 		Bindings.generateDefaults();
 
 		// create directories
-		boost::filesystem::create_directory(Config.ncmpcpp_directory);
+		boost::filesystem::create_directories(Config.ncmpcpp_directory);
 		boost::filesystem::create_directory(Config.lyrics_directory);
 
 		// try to get MPD connection details from environment variables