diff --git a/fsspec/implementations/tests/memory/memory_test.py b/fsspec/implementations/tests/memory/memory_test.py
index 98bf063ef..fd0ebaac8 100644
--- a/fsspec/implementations/tests/memory/memory_test.py
+++ b/fsspec/implementations/tests/memory/memory_test.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import pytest
-
 import fsspec.tests.abstract as abstract
 from fsspec.implementations.tests.memory.memory_fixtures import MemoryFixtures
 
@@ -9,21 +7,7 @@ class TestMemoryCopy(abstract.AbstractCopyTests, MemoryFixtures):
 
 
 class TestMemoryGet(abstract.AbstractGetTests, MemoryFixtures):
-    @pytest.mark.skip(reason="Bug: does not auto-create new directory")
-    def test_get_file_to_new_directory(self):
-        pass
-
-    @pytest.mark.skip(reason="Bug: does not auto-create new directory")
-    def test_get_file_to_file_in_new_directory(self):
-        pass
-
-    @pytest.mark.skip(reason="Bug: does not auto-create new directory")
-    def test_get_glob_to_new_directory(self):
-        pass
-
-    @pytest.mark.skip(reason="Bug: does not auto-create new directory")
-    def test_get_list_of_files_to_new_directory(self):
-        pass
+    pass
 
 
 class TestMemoryPut(abstract.AbstractPutTests, MemoryFixtures):
diff --git a/fsspec/spec.py b/fsspec/spec.py
index 8b051b94b..2bdfa3854 100644
--- a/fsspec/spec.py
+++ b/fsspec/spec.py
@@ -861,12 +861,16 @@ def get_file(
         self, rpath, lpath, callback=_DEFAULT_CALLBACK, outfile=None, **kwargs
     ):
         """Copy single remote file to local"""
+        from .implementations.local import LocalFileSystem
+
         if isfilelike(lpath):
             outfile = lpath
         elif self.isdir(rpath):
             os.makedirs(lpath, exist_ok=True)
             return None
 
+        LocalFileSystem(auto_mkdir=True).makedirs(self._parent(lpath), exist_ok=True)
+
         with self.open(rpath, "rb", **kwargs) as f1:
             if outfile is None:
                 outfile = open(lpath, "wb")