diff --git a/gallery_dl/path.py b/gallery_dl/path.py
index c34b8cd1..84ee7afd 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/path.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/path.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class PathFormat():
         try:
             return open(self.temppath, mode)
         except FileNotFoundError:
-            os.makedirs(self.realdirectory, exist_ok=True)
+            os.makedirs(self.realdirectory)
             return open(self.temppath, mode)
 
     def exists(self):
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ class PathFormat():
                     os.replace(self.temppath, self.realpath)
                 except FileNotFoundError:
                     # delayed directory creation
-                    os.makedirs(self.realdirectory, exist_ok=True)
+                    os.makedirs(self.realdirectory)
                     continue
                 except OSError:
                     # move across different filesystems
diff --git a/gallery_dl/postprocessor/metadata.py b/gallery_dl/postprocessor/metadata.py
index 5e8f3e9a..4e862398 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/postprocessor/metadata.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/postprocessor/metadata.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class MetadataPP(PostProcessor):
             with open(path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as fp:
                 self.write(fp, pathfmt.kwdict)
         except FileNotFoundError:
-            os.makedirs(directory, exist_ok=True)
+            os.makedirs(directory)
             with open(path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as fp:
                 self.write(fp, pathfmt.kwdict)