diff --git a/mypy/util.py b/mypy/util.py
index 3400cbdcfddd..1d4da439c9eb 100644
--- a/mypy/util.py
+++ b/mypy/util.py
@@ -150,6 +150,12 @@ def write_junit_xml(dt: float, serious: bool, messages: List[str], path: str) ->
         xml = FAIL_TEMPLATE.format(text=escape('\n'.join(messages)), time=dt)
     else:
         xml = ERROR_TEMPLATE.format(text=escape('\n'.join(messages)), time=dt)
+
+    # checks for a directory structure in path and creates folders if needed
+    xml_dirs = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(path))
+    if not os.path.isdir(xml_dirs):
+        os.makedirs(xml_dirs)
+
     with open(path, 'wb') as f:
         f.write(xml.encode('utf-8'))