diff --git a/agent/bindir/libvirtqemuhook.in b/agent/bindir/libvirtqemuhook.in
index 598968bdb54..27e07119ccc 100755
--- a/agent/bindir/libvirtqemuhook.in
+++ b/agent/bindir/libvirtqemuhook.in
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ def handleMigrateBegin():
 
 
 def executeCustomScripts(sysArgs):
-    createDirectoryIfNotExists(customDir, customDirPermissions)
+    if not os.path.exists(customDir) or not os.path.isdir(customDir):
+        return
+
     scripts = getCustomScriptsFromDirectory()
 
     for scriptName in scripts:
@@ -127,12 +129,6 @@ def getCustomScriptsFromDirectory():
                          os.listdir(customDir)), key=lambda fileName: substringAfter(fileName, '_'))
 
 
-def createDirectoryIfNotExists(dir, permissions):
-    if not os.path.exists(dir):
-        logger.info('Directory %s does not exist; creating it.' % dir)
-        os.makedirs(dir, permissions)
-
-
 def substringAfter(s, delimiter):
     return s.partition(delimiter)[2]