diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_state_cache.cpp b/src/dxvk/dxvk_state_cache.cpp
index 5b0e440ee..6c5f79dd5 100644
--- a/src/dxvk/dxvk_state_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/dxvk/dxvk_state_cache.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ namespace dxvk {
         std::ios_base::binary |
         std::ios_base::trunc);
 
+      if (!file && env::createDirectory(getCacheDir())) {
+        file = std::ofstream(getCacheFileName(),
+          std::ios_base::binary |
+          std::ios_base::trunc);
+      }
+
       // Write header with the current version number
       DxvkStateCacheHeader header;
 
@@ -455,7 +461,7 @@ namespace dxvk {
 
 
   std::string DxvkStateCache::getCacheFileName() const {
-    std::string path = env::getEnvVar("DXVK_STATE_CACHE_PATH");
+    std::string path = getCacheDir();
 
     if (!path.empty() && *path.rbegin() != '/')
       path += '/';
@@ -470,4 +476,9 @@ namespace dxvk {
     return path;
   }
 
+
+  std::string DxvkStateCache::getCacheDir() const {
+    return env::getEnvVar("DXVK_STATE_CACHE_PATH");
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_state_cache.h b/src/dxvk/dxvk_state_cache.h
index ca4b331a5..de3b4104a 100644
--- a/src/dxvk/dxvk_state_cache.h
+++ b/src/dxvk/dxvk_state_cache.h
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ namespace dxvk {
     void writerFunc();
 
     std::string getCacheFileName() const;
+    
+    std::string getCacheDir() const;
 
   };