diff --git a/src/dbwrapper.cpp b/src/dbwrapper.cpp
--- a/src/dbwrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/dbwrapper.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
             leveldb::Status result = leveldb::DestroyDB(path.string(), options);
             dbwrapper_private::HandleError(result);
         }
-        TryCreateDirectory(path);
+        TryCreateDirectories(path);
         LogPrintf("Opening LevelDB in %s\n", path.string());
     }
     leveldb::Status status = leveldb::DB::Open(options, path.string(), &pdb);
diff --git a/src/qt/intro.cpp b/src/qt/intro.cpp
--- a/src/qt/intro.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/intro.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
             }
             dataDir = intro.getDataDirectory();
             try {
-                TryCreateDirectory(GUIUtil::qstringToBoostPath(dataDir));
+                TryCreateDirectories(GUIUtil::qstringToBoostPath(dataDir));
                 break;
             } catch (const fs::filesystem_error &) {
                 QMessageBox::critical(0, tr(PACKAGE_NAME),
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 int RaiseFileDescriptorLimit(int nMinFD);
 void AllocateFileRange(FILE *file, unsigned int offset, unsigned int length);
 bool RenameOver(fs::path src, fs::path dest);
-bool TryCreateDirectory(const fs::path &p);
+bool TryCreateDirectories(const fs::path &p);
 fs::path GetDefaultDataDir();
 const fs::path &GetDataDir(bool fNetSpecific = true);
 void ClearDatadirCache();
diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -575,13 +575,13 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * Ignores exceptions thrown by Boost's create_directory if the requested
+ * Ignores exceptions thrown by Boost's create_directories if the requested
  * directory exists. Specifically handles case where path p exists, but it
  * wasn't possible for the user to write to the parent directory.
  */
-bool TryCreateDirectory(const fs::path &p) {
+bool TryCreateDirectories(const fs::path &p) {
     try {
-        return fs::create_directory(p);
+        return fs::create_directories(p);
     } catch (const fs::filesystem_error &) {
         if (!fs::exists(p) || !fs::is_directory(p)) {
             throw;
diff --git a/src/wallet/db.cpp b/src/wallet/db.cpp
--- a/src/wallet/db.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/db.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 
     strPath = pathIn.string();
     fs::path pathLogDir = pathIn / "database";
-    TryCreateDirectory(pathLogDir);
+    TryCreateDirectories(pathLogDir);
     fs::path pathErrorFile = pathIn / "db.log";
     LogPrintf("CDBEnv::Open: LogDir=%s ErrorFile=%s\n", pathLogDir.string(),
               pathErrorFile.string());