diff --git a/app/settings_desktop.go b/app/settings_desktop.go
index 6f7f785558..0a9b3420e4 100644
--- a/app/settings_desktop.go
+++ b/app/settings_desktop.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func ensureDirExists(dir string) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	err := os.Mkdir(dir, 0700)
+	err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0700)
 	if err != nil {
 		fyne.LogError("Unable to create settings storage:", err)
 	}