diff --git a/src/Cache/FileCacheStorage.php b/src/Cache/FileCacheStorage.php
index 9b10d7ebc5..cdf660b43c 100644
--- a/src/Cache/FileCacheStorage.php
+++ b/src/Cache/FileCacheStorage.php
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ public function load(string $key, string $variableKey)
 	 */
 	public function save(string $key, string $variableKey, $data): void
 	{
+		$path = $this->getFilePath($key);
+		$this->makeDir(dirname($path));
+
 		$tmpPath = sprintf('%s/%s.tmp', $this->directory, Random::generate());
 		$tmpSuccess = @file_put_contents(
 			$tmpPath,
@@ -68,8 +71,6 @@ public function save(string $key, string $variableKey, $data): void
 			throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('Could not write data to cache file %s.', $tmpPath));
 		}
 
-		$path = $this->getFilePath($key);
-		$this->makeDir(dirname($path));
 		@rename($tmpPath, $path);
 	}