diff --git a/src/read.rs b/src/read.rs
index 728ddf57..65cf08f0 100644
--- a/src/read.rs
+++ b/src/read.rs
@@ -460,9 +460,7 @@ impl<R: Read + io::Seek> ZipArchive<R> {
                 fs::create_dir_all(&outpath)?;
             } else {
                 if let Some(p) = outpath.parent() {
-                    if !p.exists() {
-                        fs::create_dir_all(&p)?;
-                    }
+                    fs::create_dir_all(&p)?;
                 }
                 let mut outfile = fs::File::create(&outpath)?;
                 io::copy(&mut file, &mut outfile)?;