diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Job.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Job.java
index 21ff3716c77652bfeda686da3483412f5c616cd4..2addad98b0c80bfdb91d297829ea9c7cc5162005 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Job.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Job.java
@@ -654,8 +654,7 @@ public abstract class Job<JobT extends Job<JobT, RunT>, RunT extends Run<JobT, R
         File oldBuildDir = getBuildDir();
         super.movedTo(destination, newItem, destDir);
         File newBuildDir = getBuildDir();
-        if (oldBuildDir.isDirectory() && !newBuildDir.isDirectory()) {
-            FileUtils.forceMkdir(destDir.getParentFile());
+        if (oldBuildDir.isDirectory()) {
             FileUtils.moveDirectory(oldBuildDir, newBuildDir);
         }
     }