diff --git a/src/asset.cpp b/src/asset.cpp
index f73882b1..2194107f 100644
--- a/src/asset.cpp
+++ b/src/asset.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ void assetInit(bool devMode) {
 	localDir = homeBuf;
 	localDir += "/.Rack";
 #endif
+	systemCreateDirectory(localDir);
 }