diff --git a/xfstests.zsh b/xfstests.zsh
index b562fbf..92f4302 100755
--- a/xfstests.zsh
+++ b/xfstests.zsh
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ run_xfs_tests() {
 					 --version $2 \
 					 --opts $OPTIONS \
 					 --user $USER $testargs" | python $COLOR $1 $2
+	mkdir -p $RESULTS
 	scp -q ${CLIENT[-1]}:$REMOTE_RESULTS/$1/$2/result.xml $RESULTS/$1-$2.xml
 }
 
 #
 # Run tests
 #
-mkdir -p $RESULTS
 for proto in $PROTO; do
 	for vers in $VERSION; do
 		case $vers in