diff --git a/lib/backup/fsremote/fsremote.go b/lib/backup/fsremote/fsremote.go
index c3f264001..9a19ca19d 100644
--- a/lib/backup/fsremote/fsremote.go
+++ b/lib/backup/fsremote/fsremote.go
@@ -209,6 +209,9 @@ func (fs *FS) DeleteFile(filePath string) error {
 //
 // The file is overwritten if it exists.
 func (fs *FS) CreateFile(filePath string, data []byte) error {
+	if err := fs.mkdirAll(filePath); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	path := filepath.Join(fs.Dir, filePath)
 	if err := ioutil.WriteFile(path, data, 0600); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot write %d bytes to %q: %s", len(data), path, err)