diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 13d0933e..e9f969f6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ ifeq ($(PLATFORM),mingw32)
 
   BINEXT=.exe
 
-  LDFLAGS= -mwindows -lwsock32 -lgdi32 -lwinmm -lole32
+  LDFLAGS= -mwindows -lshfolder -lwsock32 -lgdi32 -lwinmm -lole32
   CLIENT_LDFLAGS=
 
   ifeq ($(USE_CODEC_VORBIS),1)
diff --git a/code/win32/win_shared.c b/code/win32/win_shared.c
index 36a35c52..4bbd509d 100644
--- a/code/win32/win_shared.c
+++ b/code/win32/win_shared.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ char	*Sys_DefaultHomePath(void) {
 	}
 	Q_strncpyz( path, szPath, sizeof(path) );
 	Q_strcat( path, sizeof(path), "\\Quake3" );
-	if( CreateDirectory( path, NULL ) )
+	if( !CreateDirectory( path, NULL ) )
 	{
 		if( GetLastError() != ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS )
 		{