diff --git a/src/common/file_util.cpp b/src/common/file_util.cpp
index 8e061ff6c..a286b9341 100644
--- a/src/common/file_util.cpp
+++ b/src/common/file_util.cpp
@@ -136,10 +136,16 @@ bool CreateDirs(const fs::path& path) {
 bool CreateFullPath(const fs::path& path) {
     LOG_TRACE(Common_Filesystem, "path {}", path);
 
-    if (path.has_extension()) {
-        return CreateDirs(path.parent_path());
+    // Removes trailing slashes and turns any '\' into '/'
+    const auto new_path = SanitizePath(path.string(), DirectorySeparator::ForwardSlash);
+
+    if (new_path.rfind('.') == std::string::npos) {
+        // The path is a directory
+        return CreateDirs(new_path);
     } else {
-        return CreateDirs(path);
+        // The path is a file
+        // Creates directory preceding the last '/'
+        return CreateDirs(new_path.substr(0, new_path.rfind('/')));
     }
 }