diff --git a/src/libslic3r/utils.cpp b/src/libslic3r/utils.cpp
index 88f78f22d4..7f4adfe168 100644
--- a/src/libslic3r/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/libslic3r/utils.cpp
@@ -272,6 +272,9 @@ static std::string g_data_dir;
 void set_data_dir(const std::string &dir)
 {
     g_data_dir = dir;
+    if (!g_data_dir.empty() && !boost::filesystem::exists(g_data_dir)) {
+       boost::filesystem::create_directory(g_data_dir);
+    }
 }
 
 const std::string& data_dir()