diff --git a/backup/backuplib.php b/backup/backuplib.php
index 51433596f4fe4..afffd14b46fdd 100644
--- a/backup/backuplib.php
+++ b/backup/backuplib.php
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ function check_and_create_user_files_dir($backup_unique_code) {
  
         global $CFG;
 
-        $status = check_dir_exists($CFG->dataroot."/temp/backup/".$backup_unique_code."/user_files",true, true);
+        $status = check_dir_exists($CFG->dataroot."/temp/backup/".$backup_unique_code."/user_files",true);
 
         return $status;
     }