diff --git a/components/lazmapviewer/source/mvengine.pas b/components/lazmapviewer/source/mvengine.pas
index a26685d8c..5400bc91a 100644
--- a/components/lazmapviewer/source/mvengine.pas
+++ b/components/lazmapviewer/source/mvengine.pas
@@ -1107,6 +1107,7 @@ end;
 
 procedure TMapViewerEngine.SetCachePath(AValue: String);
 begin
+  ForceDirectories(aValue);
   Cache.BasePath := aValue;
 end;
 
diff --git a/components/lazmapviewer/source/mvmapviewer.pas b/components/lazmapviewer/source/mvmapviewer.pas
index 829a3ab08..52095370f 100644
--- a/components/lazmapviewer/source/mvmapviewer.pas
+++ b/components/lazmapviewer/source/mvmapviewer.pas
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ end;
 
 procedure TMapView.SetCachePath(AValue: String);
 begin
-  Engine.CachePath := AValue; //CachePath;
+  Engine.CachePath := AValue;
 end;
 
 procedure TMapView.SetCenter(AValue: TRealPoint);