diff --git a/core/util.inc.php b/core/util.inc.php
index 8dff786e..9fce4dda 100644
--- a/core/util.inc.php
+++ b/core/util.inc.php
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ function warehouse_path(/*string*/ $base, /*string*/ $hash, /*bool*/ $create=tru
 
 function data_path($filename) {
 	$filename = "data/" . $filename;
-	if($create && !file_exists(dirname($filename))) mkdir(dirname($filename), 0755, true);
+	if(!file_exists(dirname($filename))) mkdir(dirname($filename), 0755, true);
 	return $filename;
 }