diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate_item.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate_item.js
index 15aa35bab..93ceb686a 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate_item.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/translation/translate_item.js
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ Zotero.Translate.ItemGetter.prototype = {
 					var targetFile = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/file/local;1"].
 							createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsILocalFile);
 					targetFile.initWithFile(exportDir);
-					targetFile.appendRelativePath(attachPath);
+					for(var dir in attachPath.split("/")) targetFile.append(dir);
 					
 					// First, check that we have not gone lower than exportDir in the hierarchy
 					var parent = targetFile, inExportFileDirectory;