diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/92_FileLog.pm b/fhem/FHEM/92_FileLog.pm
index 6b72f9ad4..66b1a9a14 100644
--- a/fhem/FHEM/92_FileLog.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/92_FileLog.pm
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ FileLog_Switch($)
     $log->{currentlogfile} = $cn;
     return 1 if($log->{READONLY});
     $fh->close() if($fh);
+    restoreDir_mkDir($cn=~m,^/,? "":".", $cn, 1);
     HandleArchiving($log);
     $fh = new IO::File ">>$cn";
     if(!defined($fh)) {