diff --git a/options/path.c b/options/path.c
index 8fe44a2a2d..e40425fdc7 100644
--- a/options/path.c
+++ b/options/path.c
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@
 
 #define STRNULL(s) ((s) ? (s) : "(NULL)")
 
-
-
 static void mp_add_xdg_config_dirs(void *talloc_ctx, struct mpv_global *global,
                                    char **dirs, int i)
 {
@@ -133,8 +131,6 @@ static char **mp_config_dirs(void *talloc_ctx, struct mpv_global *global)
     return ret;
 }
 
-
-
 char *mp_find_config_file(void *talloc_ctx, struct mpv_global *global,
                           const char *filename)
 {
@@ -159,6 +155,7 @@ char *mp_find_config_file(void *talloc_ctx, struct mpv_global *global,
                STRNULL(res));
     return res;
 }
+
 char **mp_find_all_config_files(void *talloc_ctx, struct mpv_global *global,
                                 const char *filename)
 {
diff --git a/player/configfiles.c b/player/configfiles.c
index a44bc93437..855ea64fd1 100644
--- a/player/configfiles.c
+++ b/player/configfiles.c
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ void mp_parse_cfgfiles(struct MPContext *mpctx)
     if (!opts->load_config)
         return;
 
+    mp_mk_config_dir(mpctx->global, "");
+
     m_config_t *conf = mpctx->mconfig;
     void *tmp = talloc_new(NULL);
     char *conffile;