diff --git a/src/fileops.c b/src/fileops.c
index 9fe017c93..8cdfb0345 100644
--- a/src/fileops.c
+++ b/src/fileops.c
@@ -313,5 +313,12 @@ int gitfo_dirent(
 
 int gitfo_mkdir_recurs(const char *path, int mode)
 {
-	return gitfo_mkdir(path, mode);
+	int error;
+
+	error = gitfo_mkdir(path, mode);
+
+	if (errno == EEXIST)
+		return GIT_SUCCESS;
+
+	return error;
 }
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