diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/RemoteWebDriver.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/RemoteWebDriver.java
index d943db7a6624d..789d6deeac925 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/RemoteWebDriver.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/RemoteWebDriver.java
@@ -734,6 +734,7 @@ public void downloadFile(String fileName, Path targetLocation) throws IOExceptio
 
     Contents.Supplier content = (Contents.Supplier) response.getValue();
     try (InputStream fileContent = content.get()) {
+      Files.createDirectories(targetLocation);
       Files.copy(new BufferedInputStream(fileContent), targetLocation.resolve(fileName));
     }
   }