diff --git a/pkg/volume/fc/fc_util.go b/pkg/volume/fc/fc_util.go
index f229d5700d6..050785c4221 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/fc/fc_util.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/fc/fc_util.go
@@ -219,6 +219,10 @@ func (util *FCUtil) AttachDisk(b fcDiskMounter) (string, error) {
 	}
 	// mount it
 	globalPDPath := util.MakeGlobalPDName(*b.fcDisk)
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(globalPDPath, 0750); err != nil {
+		return devicePath, fmt.Errorf("fc: failed to mkdir %s, error", globalPDPath)
+	}
+
 	noMnt, err := b.mounter.IsLikelyNotMountPoint(globalPDPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return devicePath, fmt.Errorf("Heuristic determination of mount point failed:%v", err)
@@ -228,10 +232,6 @@ func (util *FCUtil) AttachDisk(b fcDiskMounter) (string, error) {
 		return devicePath, nil
 	}
 
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(globalPDPath, 0750); err != nil {
-		return devicePath, fmt.Errorf("fc: failed to mkdir %s, error", globalPDPath)
-	}
-
 	err = b.mounter.FormatAndMount(devicePath, globalPDPath, b.fsType, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return devicePath, fmt.Errorf("fc: failed to mount fc volume %s [%s] to %s, error %v", devicePath, b.fsType, globalPDPath, err)