diff --git a/code/sys/sys_unix.c b/code/sys/sys_unix.c
index 6bd9854..930955e 100644
--- a/code/sys/sys_unix.c
+++ b/code/sys/sys_unix.c
@@ -513,6 +513,7 @@ void Sys_ErrorDialog( const char *error )
 	const char *homepath = Cvar_VariableString( "fs_homepath" );
 	const char *gamedir = Cvar_VariableString( "fs_game" );
 	const char *fileName = "crashlog.txt";
+	char *dirpath = FS_BuildOSPath( homepath, gamedir, "" );
 	char *ospath = FS_BuildOSPath( homepath, gamedir, fileName );
 
 	Sys_Print( va( "%s\n", error ) );
@@ -522,9 +523,9 @@ void Sys_ErrorDialog( const char *error )
 #endif
 
 	// Make sure the write path for the crashlog exists...
-	if(!Sys_Mkdir(ospath))
+	if(FS_CreatePath(dirpath))
 	{
-		Com_Printf("ERROR: couldn't create path '%s' for crash log.\n", ospath);
+		Com_Printf("ERROR: couldn't create path '%s' for crash log.\n", dirpath);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -534,14 +535,14 @@ void Sys_ErrorDialog( const char *error )
 	f = open( ospath, O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_WRONLY, 0640 );
 	if( f == -1 )
 	{
-		Com_Printf( "ERROR: couldn't open %s\n", fileName );
+		Com_Printf( "ERROR: couldn't open %s\n", ospath );
 		return;
 	}
 
 	// We're crashing, so we don't care much if write() or close() fails.
 	while( ( size = CON_LogRead( buffer, sizeof( buffer ) ) ) > 0 ) {
 		if( write( f, buffer, size ) != size ) {
-			Com_Printf( "ERROR: couldn't fully write to %s\n", fileName );
+			Com_Printf( "ERROR: couldn't fully write to %s\n", ospath );
 			break;
 		}
 	}