diff --git a/source/rofi.c b/source/rofi.c
index b5d89615..ee1fa8cb 100644
--- a/source/rofi.c
+++ b/source/rofi.c
@@ -676,6 +676,10 @@ int main ( int argc, char *argv[] )
     // Create pid file path.
     const char *path = g_get_user_runtime_dir ();
     if ( path ) {
+        if ( g_mkdir_with_parents ( path, 0700 ) < 0 ) {
+            fprintf ( stderr, "Failed to create user runtime directory: %s\n", strerror ( errno ) );
+            return EXIT_FAILURE;
+        }
         pidfile = g_build_filename ( path, "rofi.pid", NULL );
     }
     config_parser_add_option ( xrm_String, "pid", (void * *) &pidfile, "Pidfile location" );