diff --git a/tasks/database-sqlite3.yml b/tasks/database-sqlite3.yml
index 28ebd9c..10f4dff 100644
--- a/tasks/database-sqlite3.yml
+++ b/tasks/database-sqlite3.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,17 @@
     state: directory
     mode: 0755
   with_items: "{{ pdns_sqlite_databases_locations }}"
+  when: _pdns_running_version is version_compare('4.2.0', '<')
+
+- name: Ensure that the directories containing the PowerDNS SQLite databases exist
+  file:
+    name: "{{ item | dirname }}"
+    owner: "pdns"
+    group: "pdns"
+    state: directory
+    mode: 0755
+  with_items: "{{ pdns_sqlite_databases_locations }}"
+  when: _pdns_running_version is version_compare('4.2.0', '>=')
 
 - block: