diff --git a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/license/AbstractDownloadLicensesMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/license/AbstractDownloadLicensesMojo.java
index b0139b6b9..ba26920fd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/license/AbstractDownloadLicensesMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/license/AbstractDownloadLicensesMojo.java
@@ -692,6 +692,8 @@ private void initDirectories()
             FileUtil.createDirectoryIfNecessary( licensesOutputDirectory );
 
             FileUtil.createDirectoryIfNecessary( licensesOutputFile.getParentFile() );
+
+            FileUtil.createDirectoryIfNecessary( licensesErrorsFile.getParentFile() );
         }
         catch ( IOException e )
         {