diff --git a/ShareX/Forms/ScreenRecordForm.cs b/ShareX/Forms/ScreenRecordForm.cs
index 23fa9c1ab..4e766b34f 100644
--- a/ShareX/Forms/ScreenRecordForm.cs
+++ b/ShareX/Forms/ScreenRecordForm.cs
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ public void StartRecording(TaskSettings taskSettings, bool skipRegionSelection =
                                 sourceFilePath = path = Path.Combine(taskSettings.CaptureFolder, TaskHelpers.GetFilename(taskSettings, "gif"));
                             }
 
+                            Helpers.CreateDirectoryIfNotExist(sourceFilePath);
                             screenRecorder.SaveAsGIF(sourceFilePath, taskSettings.ImageSettings.ImageGIFQuality);
                         }