diff --git a/fe/fe-common/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/ConfigBase.java b/fe/fe-common/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/ConfigBase.java
index 3173f26faa..2411ff997c 100644
--- a/fe/fe-common/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/ConfigBase.java
+++ b/fe/fe-common/src/main/java/org/apache/doris/common/ConfigBase.java
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ public class ConfigBase {
             throws IOException {
         File file = new File(customConfFile);
         if (!file.exists()) {
+            file.getParentFile().mkdirs();
             file.createNewFile();
         } else if (resetPersist) {
             // clear the customConfFile content