diff --git a/lib/fs.c b/lib/fs.c
index 1ff881ec..ebe05cd4 100644
--- a/lib/fs.c
+++ b/lib/fs.c
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ out:
 int make_path(const char *path, mode_t mode)
 {
 	char *dir, *delim;
-	struct stat sbuf;
 	int rc = -1;
 
 	delim = dir = strdup(path);
@@ -120,20 +119,11 @@ int make_path(const char *path, mode_t mode)
 		if (delim)
 			*delim = '\0';
 
-		if (stat(dir, &sbuf) != 0) {
-			if (errno != ENOENT) {
-				fprintf(stderr,
-					"stat failed for %s: %s\n",
-					dir, strerror(errno));
-				goto out;
-			}
-
-			if (mkdir(dir, mode) != 0) {
-				fprintf(stderr,
-					"mkdir failed for %s: %s\n",
-					dir, strerror(errno));
-				goto out;
-			}
+		rc = mkdir(dir, mode);
+		if (mkdir(dir, mode) != 0 && errno != EEXIST) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "mkdir failed for %s: %s\n",
+				dir, strerror(errno));
+			goto out;
 		}
 
 		if (delim == NULL)