diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index 21299e25c..5b5fdce68 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ RenderingManager::RenderingManager (OEngine::Render::OgreRenderer& _rend, const
     // material system
     sh::OgrePlatform* platform = new sh::OgrePlatform("General", (resDir / "materials").string());
     if (!boost::filesystem::exists (cacheDir))
-        boost::filesystem::create_directory (cacheDir);
+        boost::filesystem::create_directories (cacheDir);
     platform->setCacheFolder (cacheDir.string());
     mFactory = new sh::Factory(platform);