1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/ftools.rb b/lib/ftools.rb
index c605bc085e..0c6182b58b 100644
--- a/lib/ftools.rb
+++ b/lib/ftools.rb
@@ -136,7 +136,11 @@ class << File
       makedirs parent unless FileTest.directory? parent
       $deferr.print "mkdir ", dir, "\n" if verbose
       if basename(dir) != ""
-	Dir.mkdir dir, mode
+        begin
+          Dir.mkdir dir, mode
+        rescue SystemCallError
+          raise unless File.directory? dir
+        end
       end
     end
   end