2 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 671bd6bdf3f..eff5eadb614 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2013-02-05  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+        * play/gamegrid.el (gamegrid-add-score-with-update-game-score):
+        Fix directory creation in fallback case.
+
 2013-02-04  Thierry Volpiatto  <thierry.volpiatto@gmail.com>
 
         * vc/vc.el (vc-next-action): Fix inf-loop (bug#13610).
diff --git a/lisp/play/gamegrid.el b/lisp/play/gamegrid.el
index eefe1e22599..91192517f7c 100644
--- a/lisp/play/gamegrid.el
+++ b/lisp/play/gamegrid.el
@@ -505,15 +505,13 @@ FILE is created there."
              (make-directory gamegrid-user-score-file-directory t))
            (gamegrid-add-score-insecure file score
                                         gamegrid-user-score-file-directory))
-          (t (let ((f (expand-file-name
-                       gamegrid-user-score-file-directory)))
-               (when (file-writable-p f)
-                 (unless (eq (car-safe (file-attributes f))
-                             t)
-                   (make-directory f))
-                 (setq f (expand-file-name file f))
+          (t
+           (unless (file-exists-p
+                    (directory-file-name gamegrid-user-score-file-directory))
+             (make-directory gamegrid-user-score-file-directory t))
+           (let ((f (expand-file-name file gamegrid-user-score-file-directory)))
                  (unless (file-exists-p f)
-                   (write-region "" nil f nil 'silent nil 'excl)))
+               (write-region "" nil f nil 'silent nil 'excl))
                (gamegrid-add-score-with-update-game-score-1 file f score))))))
 
 (defun gamegrid-add-score-with-update-game-score-1 (file target score)