diff --git a/controllers/admin/AdminTranslationsController.php b/controllers/admin/AdminTranslationsController.php
index 66dc641f0..7c4d18ce9 100644
--- a/controllers/admin/AdminTranslationsController.php
+++ b/controllers/admin/AdminTranslationsController.php
@@ -2455,6 +2455,9 @@ class AdminTranslationsControllerCore extends AdminController
 
 	protected function writeSubjectTranslationFile($sub, $path)
 	{
+		if (!Tools::file_exists_cache(dirname(path)))
+			if (!mkdir(dirname(path), 0700))
+				throw new PrestaShopException('Directory '.dirname(path).' cannot be created.');
 		if ($fd = @fopen($path, 'w'))
 		{
 			$tab = 'LANGMAIL';