diff --git a/lib/libtuxtxt/tuxtxt.cpp b/lib/libtuxtxt/tuxtxt.cpp
index c629daa6a..2a9da1f0a 100644
--- a/lib/libtuxtxt/tuxtxt.cpp
+++ b/lib/libtuxtxt/tuxtxt.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "driver/framebuffer.h"
 #include <dmx.h>
 #include <video.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 /* same as in rcinput.h... */
 #define KEY_TTTV	KEY_FN_1
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ void gethotlist()
 
 	hotlistchanged = 0;
 	maxhotlist = -1;
-	sprintf(line, CONFIGDIR "/tuxtxt/hotlist%d.conf", tuxtxt_cache.vtxtpid);
+	sprintf(line, TUXTXTDIR "/hotlist%d.conf", tuxtxt_cache.vtxtpid);
 #if TUXTXT_DEBUG
 	printf("TuxTxt <gethotlist %s", line);
 #endif
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ void savehotlist()
 	int i;
 
 	hotlistchanged = 0;
-	sprintf(line, CONFIGDIR "/tuxtxt/hotlist%d.conf", tuxtxt_cache.vtxtpid);
+	sprintf(line, TUXTXTDIR "/hotlist%d.conf", tuxtxt_cache.vtxtpid);
 #if TUXTXT_DEBUG
 	printf("TuxTxt <savehotlist %s", line);
 #endif
@@ -1915,6 +1916,10 @@ int Init(int source)
 	/* init lcd */
 	UpdateLCD();
 
+	/* create TUXTXTDIR if necessary */
+	if (!access(TUXTXTDIR, F_OK) == 0)
+		mkdir(TUXTXTDIR, 0755);
+
 	/* config defaults */
 	screenmode = 0;
 	screen_mode1 = 0;
diff --git a/lib/libtuxtxt/tuxtxt.h b/lib/libtuxtxt/tuxtxt.h
index fb639bb7d..9fcaed9e2 100644
--- a/lib/libtuxtxt/tuxtxt.h
+++ b/lib/libtuxtxt/tuxtxt.h
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ extern int tuxtxt_get_zipsize(int p, int sp);
 #endif
 
 
-#define TUXTXTCONF CONFIGDIR "/tuxtxt/tuxtxt2.conf"
+#define TUXTXTDIR CONFIGDIR "/tuxtxt"
+#define TUXTXTCONF TUXTXTDIR "/tuxtxt2.conf"
 
 /* fonts */
 #define TUXTXTTTF FONTDIR "/tuxtxt.ttf"