diff --git a/frontend/frontend.c b/frontend/frontend.c
index 5c4f22770a..476bfc5772 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend.c
@@ -126,10 +126,17 @@ void main_exit(void *args)
 
 static void check_defaults_dirs(void)
 {
+   settings_t *settings = NULL;
+   settings = config_get_ptr();
+
    if (*g_defaults.dir.core_assets)
       path_mkdir(g_defaults.dir.core_assets);
    if (*g_defaults.dir.remap)
       path_mkdir(g_defaults.dir.remap);
+   if (*g_defaults.dir.screenshot)
+      path_mkdir(g_defaults.dir.screenshot);
+   if (*g_defaults.dir.core)
+      path_mkdir(g_defaults.dir.core);
    if (*g_defaults.dir.autoconfig)
       path_mkdir(g_defaults.dir.autoconfig);
    if (*g_defaults.dir.audio_filter)