diff --git a/src/export/Export.cpp b/src/export/Export.cpp
index 24c03dd90..b8f99f56b 100644
--- a/src/export/Export.cpp
+++ b/src/export/Export.cpp
@@ -523,7 +523,11 @@ bool Exporter::GetFilename()
    wxFileName tmpFile;
    tmpFile.AssignHomeDir();
    wxString tmpDirLoc = tmpFile.GetPath(wxPATH_GET_VOLUME);
-   mFilename.SetPath(gPrefs->Read(wxT("/Export/Path"), tmpDirLoc + "\\Documents"));
+   mFilename.SetPath(gPrefs->Read(wxT("/Export/Path"), tmpDirLoc + "\\Documents\\Audacity"));
+   // The path might not exist.
+   // There is no error if the path could not be created.  That's OK.
+   // The dialog that Audacity offers will allow the user to select a valid directory.
+   mFilename.Mkdir(0755, wxPATH_MKDIR_FULL);
 #else
    mFilename.SetPath(gPrefs->Read(wxT("/Export/Path"), wxT("~/Documents")));
 #endif