diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index 59f58f2c5..00b75fbdb 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -471,9 +471,7 @@ boost::filesystem::path GetDefaultDataDir()
         pathRet = fs::path(pszHome);
 #ifdef MAC_OSX
     // Mac
-    pathRet /= "Library/Application Support";
-    TryCreateDirectory(pathRet);
-    return pathRet / "Bitcoin";
+    return pathRet / "Library/Application Support/Bitcoin";
 #else
     // Unix
     return pathRet / ".bitcoin";