diff --git a/mobile/android/base/updater/UpdateService.java b/mobile/android/base/updater/UpdateService.java
index ad4cfa629e7..1824a4c3fc0 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/updater/UpdateService.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/updater/UpdateService.java
@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@ public class UpdateService extends IntentService {
 
     private File downloadUpdatePackage(UpdateInfo info, boolean overwriteExisting) {
         File path = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS);
+        path.mkdirs();
         String fileName = new File(info.url.getFile()).getName();
         File downloadFile = new File(path, fileName);