diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index caf8ffd16..7665ec88b 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     - BUGFIX: µTorrent user-agent is now spoofed correctly
     - BUGFIX: Fix column hiding behavior when queueing system is disabled
     - BUGFIX: Fix link to plugins.qbittorrent.org in plugins dialog
+    - BUGFIX: ~/qBT_dir is created only when it is actually used
 
 * Thu Dec 10 2009 - Christophe Dumez <chris@qbittorrent.org> - v2.0.0
     - FEATURE: Added program option to disable splash screen
diff --git a/src/misc.h b/src/misc.h
index 6e28fa54e..37a3f33f6 100644
--- a/src/misc.h
+++ b/src/misc.h
@@ -215,11 +215,6 @@ public:
   // return qBittorrent config path
   static QString qBittorrentPath() {
     QString qBtPath = QDir::homePath()+QDir::separator()+QString::fromUtf8(".qbittorrent") + QDir::separator();
-    // Create dir if it does not exist
-    if(!QFile::exists(qBtPath)){
-      QDir dir(qBtPath);
-      dir.mkpath(qBtPath);
-    }
     return qBtPath;
   }