diff --git a/omvs_main.c b/omvs_main.c
index a58d818..1720ca9 100644
--- a/omvs_main.c
+++ b/omvs_main.c
@@ -408,8 +408,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   gint idx_ipaddr;
   OMVSScanner omvs_scanner;
 
-  g_mkdir(_omvs_outdir, 0755);
-
   if (_omvs_init_net_devs_info() != 0) {
     ret = -5;
     goto finish_return2;
@@ -447,6 +445,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     goto finish_return;
   }
 
+  g_mkdir(_omvs_outdir, 0755);
+
   num_ipaddrs = 0;
   for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
     GInetAddressMask *mask;