1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/libbb/make_directory.c b/libbb/make_directory.c
index 9b03bb8d0..e0fd486d8 100644
--- a/libbb/make_directory.c
+++ b/libbb/make_directory.c
@@ -49,11 +49,19 @@ int FAST_FUNC bb_make_directory(char *path, long mode, int flags)
         }
 
         org_mask = cur_mask = (mode_t)-1L;
+#if ENABLE_PLATFORM_MINGW32
+        /* normalise path separators, path is already assumed writable */
+        bs_to_slash(path);
+#endif
         s = path;
         while (1) {
                 c = '\0';
 
                 if (flags & FILEUTILS_RECUR) {  /* Get the parent */
+#if ENABLE_PLATFORM_MINGW32
+                        if (s == path)
+                                s += root_len(path);
+#endif
                         /* Bypass leading non-'/'s and then subsequent '/'s */
                         while (*s) {
                                 if (*s == '/') {