diff --git a/jme3-desktop/src/main/java/com/jme3/system/NativeLibraryLoader.java b/jme3-desktop/src/main/java/com/jme3/system/NativeLibraryLoader.java
index c0eb8613e6..e05107a674 100644
--- a/jme3-desktop/src/main/java/com/jme3/system/NativeLibraryLoader.java
+++ b/jme3-desktop/src/main/java/com/jme3/system/NativeLibraryLoader.java
@@ -198,14 +198,15 @@ public static File getExtractionFolder() {
                 setExtractionFolderToUserCache();
             } else {
                 try {
-                    File jmeTempDir = new File(userTempDir, "jme3");
-                    if (!jmeTempDir.exists()) {
-                        jmeTempDir.mkdir();
-                    }
-                    extractionFolder = new File(jmeTempDir, "natives_" + Integer.toHexString(computeNativesHash()));
+                    extractionFolder = new File(userTempDir, "jme3_natives_" + Integer.toHexString(computeNativesHash()));
 
                     if (!extractionFolder.exists()) {
-                        extractionFolder.mkdir();
+                        if(!extractionFolder.mkdir()) {
+                            throw new IOException("Failed to create folder "+extractionFolder);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if(!extractionFolder.canWrite()) {
+                        setExtractionFolderToUserCache();
                     }
                 } catch (Exception e) {
                     setExtractionFolderToUserCache();
@@ -268,7 +269,7 @@ private static void setExtractionFolderToUserCache() {
             extractionFolder.mkdir();
         }
         
-        logger.log(Level.WARNING, "Working directory is not writable. "
+        logger.log(Level.WARNING, "Temp directory is not writable. "
                                 + "Natives will be extracted to:\n{0}", 
                                 extractionFolder);
     }