diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/LaunchParamsPersister.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/LaunchParamsPersister.java
index bf511adf0bf9a..2394da91684d1 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/LaunchParamsPersister.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/LaunchParamsPersister.java
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ class LaunchParamsPersister {
             final byte[] data = saveParamsToXml();
 
             final File launchParamFolder = getLaunchParamFolder(mUserId);
-            if (!launchParamFolder.isDirectory() && !launchParamFolder.mkdirs()) {
+            if (!launchParamFolder.isDirectory() && !launchParamFolder.mkdir()) {
                 Slog.w(TAG, "Failed to create folder for " + mUserId);
                 return;
             }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/TaskPersister.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/TaskPersister.java
index 29c192cc7c481..f882b9b184530 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/TaskPersister.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/TaskPersister.java
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ public class TaskPersister implements PersisterQueue.Listener {
 
     private static boolean createParentDirectory(String filePath) {
         File parentDir = new File(filePath).getParentFile();
-        return parentDir.exists() || parentDir.mkdirs();
+        return parentDir.isDirectory() || parentDir.mkdir();
     }
 
     private static class TaskWriteQueueItem implements PersisterQueue.WriteQueueItem {
diff --git a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/LaunchParamsPersisterTests.java b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/LaunchParamsPersisterTests.java
index 7cb7c79d63a08..2b19ad97e90ca 100644
--- a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/LaunchParamsPersisterTests.java
+++ b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/LaunchParamsPersisterTests.java
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ public class LaunchParamsPersisterTests extends WindowTestsBase {
                 InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().getContext().getCacheDir();
         mFolder = new File(cacheFolder, "launch_params_tests");
         deleteRecursively(mFolder);
+        mFolder.mkdir();
+        mUserFolderGetter.apply(TEST_USER_ID).mkdir();
+        mUserFolderGetter.apply(ALTERNATIVE_USER_ID).mkdir();
 
         mDisplayUniqueId = "test:" + sNextUniqueId++;
         mTestDisplay = new TestDisplayContent.Builder(mAtm, 1000, 1500)