diff --git a/Utilities/File.cpp b/Utilities/File.cpp
index cfbc615dbf..d8626ea25b 100644
--- a/Utilities/File.cpp
+++ b/Utilities/File.cpp
@@ -553,7 +553,12 @@ bool fs::create_path(const std::string& path)
 {
 	const std::string parent = get_parent_dir(path);
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	// Workaround: don't call is_dir with naked drive letter
+	if (!parent.empty() && parent.back() != ':' && !is_dir(parent) && !create_path(parent))
+#else
 	if (!parent.empty() && !is_dir(parent) && !create_path(parent))
+#endif
 	{
 		return false;
 	}