diff --git a/git-stash.sh b/git-stash.sh
index 4798bcf0e5..7b04cbf9cc 100755
--- a/git-stash.sh
+++ b/git-stash.sh
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ save_stash () {
 		clear_stash || die "$(gettext "Cannot initialize stash")"
 
 	create_stash "$stash_msg" $untracked
+	mkdir -p "$GIT_DIR/logs/${ref_stash%/*}"
 	store_stash -m "$stash_msg" -q $w_commit ||
 	die "$(gettext "Cannot save the current status")"
 	say Saved working directory and index state "$stash_msg"