diff --git a/block-vvfat.c b/block-vvfat.c
index b73a6f6..36f9713 100644
--- a/block-vvfat.c
+++ b/block-vvfat.c
@@ -2351,8 +2351,13 @@
 	    mapping_t* mapping;
 	    int j, parent_path_len;
 
-	    if (mkdir(commit->path, 0755))
-		return -5;
+#ifdef __MINGW32__
+            if (mkdir(commit->path))
+                return -5;
+#else
+            if (mkdir(commit->path, 0755))
+                return -5;
+#endif
 
 	    mapping = insert_mapping(s, commit->param.mkdir.cluster,
 		    commit->param.mkdir.cluster + 1);