diff --git a/activemq-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/util/LockFileTest.java b/activemq-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/util/LockFileTest.java
index d377ae1af8..30d9172ad2 100644
--- a/activemq-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/util/LockFileTest.java
+++ b/activemq-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/util/LockFileTest.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public class LockFileTest {
     public void testNoDeleteOnUnlockIfNotLocked() throws Exception {
 
         File lockFile = new File(IOHelper.getDefaultDataDirectory(), "lockToTest1");
+        IOHelper.mkdirs(lockFile.getParentFile());
         lockFile.createNewFile();
 
         LockFile underTest = new LockFile(lockFile, true);
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ public class LockFileTest {
     public void testDeleteOnUnlockIfLocked() throws Exception {
 
         File lockFile = new File(IOHelper.getDefaultDataDirectory(), "lockToTest2");
+        IOHelper.mkdirs(lockFile.getParentFile());
         lockFile.createNewFile();
 
         LockFile underTest = new LockFile(lockFile, true);