diff --git a/plugins/dynamix/scripts/btrfs_check b/plugins/dynamix/scripts/btrfs_check
index 080bd1ff3..bafdb0cd0 100755
--- a/plugins/dynamix/scripts/btrfs_check
+++ b/plugins/dynamix/scripts/btrfs_check
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # btrfs_check status <dev> <id>
 # btrfs_check cancel <dev> <id>
 
+# by default btrfs-check outputs to /var/lib/btrfs
+mkdir -p /var/lib/btrfs
 case "$1" in
 'start')
   exec /sbin/btrfs check $4 $2 &> /var/lib/btrfs/check.status.$3 &
diff --git a/plugins/dynamix/scripts/reiserfs_check b/plugins/dynamix/scripts/reiserfs_check
index f08c2666f..9896880ed 100755
--- a/plugins/dynamix/scripts/reiserfs_check
+++ b/plugins/dynamix/scripts/reiserfs_check
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # reiserfs_check status <dev> <id>
 # reiserfs_check cancel <dev> 
 
+# using /var/lib because that's where btrfs puts status
+mkdir -p /var/lib/reiserfs
 case "$1" in
 'start')
   # using /var/lib because that's where btrfs puts status
diff --git a/plugins/dynamix/scripts/xfs_check b/plugins/dynamix/scripts/xfs_check
index e7cab17cd..6358b4610 100755
--- a/plugins/dynamix/scripts/xfs_check
+++ b/plugins/dynamix/scripts/xfs_check
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 # xfs_check status <dev> <id>
 # xfs_check cancel <dev> 
 
+# using /var/lib because that's where btrfs puts status
+mkdir -p /var/lib/xfs
 case "$1" in
 'start')
-  # using /var/lib because that's where btrfs puts status
   exec /sbin/xfs_repair $4 $2 &> /var/lib/xfs/check.status.$3 &
 ;;
 'status')