diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 7c42e91f..f69103f8 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ byobu (4.30) unreleased; urgency=low
     - fix wireless utf8 icon bug, default to utf8 for tmux
   * usr/lib/byobu/.shutil:
     - fix tmux color rendering
+  * usr/lib/byobu/.dirs:
+    - ensure that the cache dir gets created
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:31:31 -0500
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/.dirs b/usr/lib/byobu/.dirs
index 0c28afee..ea4d23d3 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/.dirs
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/.dirs
@@ -48,4 +48,4 @@ else
 	# But if not, we'll use a cache directory
 	export BYOBU_RUN_DIR="$HOME/.cache/$PKG"
 fi
-[ -d "$BYOBU_RUN_DIR" ] || mkdir -p "$BYOBU_RUN_DIR"
+[ -d "$BYOBU_RUN_DIR/cache.$BYOBU_BACKEND" ] || mkdir -p "$BYOBU_RUN_DIR/cache.$BYOBU_BACKEND"