diff --git a/pkg/android/phoenix-common/src/com/retroarch/browser/retroactivity/RetroActivityCommon.java b/pkg/android/phoenix-common/src/com/retroarch/browser/retroactivity/RetroActivityCommon.java
index 1a5304ec1a..ff836e690a 100644
--- a/pkg/android/phoenix-common/src/com/retroarch/browser/retroactivity/RetroActivityCommon.java
+++ b/pkg/android/phoenix-common/src/com/retroarch/browser/retroactivity/RetroActivityCommon.java
@@ -537,7 +537,10 @@ public class RetroActivityCommon extends NativeActivity
    * @return The path to the RetroArch cores directory
    */
   private String getCorePath() {
-    return getApplicationInfo().dataDir + "/cores/";
+    String path = getApplicationInfo().dataDir + "/cores/";
+    new File(path).mkdirs();
+
+    return path;
   }
 
   /**