Insert into Local Directory fails if partition exists without directory

Insert Into local Directory fails if partition directory doesnot exist.
Command

Insert into Local Directory '/abc' select * from abc;

Above command fails but when i query the table like "select * from abc", it runs fine with no error.
Logs below :

Vertex failed, vertexName=Map 1, vertexId=vertex_1446903211205_3914_3_00, diagnostics=[Vertex vertex_1446903211205_3914_3_00 [Map 1] killed/failed due to:ROOT_INPUT_INIT_FAILURE, Vertex Input: claim initializer failed, vertex=vertex_1446903211205_3914_3_00 [Map 1], org.apache.hadoop.mapred.InvalidInputException: Input path does not exist: hdfs://abc/