Index: source/Host/windows/FileSystem.cpp
===================================================================
--- source/Host/windows/FileSystem.cpp
+++ source/Host/windows/FileSystem.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include "lldb/Host/windows/windows.h"
 
 #include <shellapi.h>
+#include <Shlobj.h>
+#include <string>
 
 #include "lldb/Host/FileSystem.h"
 
@@ -27,8 +29,12 @@
     // On Win32, the mode parameter is ignored, as Windows files and directories support a
     // different permission model than POSIX.
     Error error;
-    if (!::CreateDirectory(path, NULL) && GetLastError() != ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS)
-        error.SetError(::GetLastError(), lldb::eErrorTypeWin32);
+    const std::string a_path(path);
+    const std::wstring w_path(a_path.begin(), a_path.end());
+    const auto res = ::SHCreateDirectory(NULL, w_path.c_str());
+    if (res != ERROR_SUCCESS && res != ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS)
+        error.SetError(res, lldb::eErrorTypeWin32);
+
     return error;
 }