diff --git a/yt_dlp/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py b/yt_dlp/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py
index 234ddeff06..ec618b0408 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py
@@ -1129,6 +1129,8 @@ def __init__(self, downloader, only_multi_video=False):
         super().__init__(downloader)
 
     def concat_files(self, in_files, out_file):
+        if not self._downloader._ensure_dir_exists(out_file):
+            return
         if len(in_files) == 1:
             if os.path.realpath(in_files[0]) != os.path.realpath(out_file):
                 self.to_screen(f'Moving "{in_files[0]}" to "{out_file}"')