diff --git a/common/flatpak-run.c b/common/flatpak-run.c
index 71b37d8a..2dc8e607 100644
--- a/common/flatpak-run.c
+++ b/common/flatpak-run.c
@@ -3057,6 +3057,7 @@ flatpak_ensure_data_dir (const char   *app_id,
   g_autoptr(GFile) dir = flatpak_get_data_dir (app_id);
   g_autoptr(GFile) data_dir = g_file_get_child (dir, "data");
   g_autoptr(GFile) cache_dir = g_file_get_child (dir, "cache");
+  g_autoptr(GFile) fontconfig_cache_dir = g_file_get_child (cache_dir, "fontconfig");
   g_autoptr(GFile) tmp_dir = g_file_get_child (cache_dir, "tmp");
   g_autoptr(GFile) config_dir = g_file_get_child (dir, "config");
 
@@ -3066,6 +3067,9 @@ flatpak_ensure_data_dir (const char   *app_id,
   if (!flatpak_mkdir_p (cache_dir, cancellable, error))
     return NULL;
 
+  if (!flatpak_mkdir_p (fontconfig_cache_dir, cancellable, error))
+    return NULL;
+
   if (!flatpak_mkdir_p (tmp_dir, cancellable, error))
     return NULL;