Dont try and make the "/" directory

diff --git a/libbb/make_directory.c b/libbb/make_directory.c
index 3f81d9ac2ba9d1eb87bb00bfb8603ef53014ebae..ca3eb495c859f676d640cb9f5b823c17a3637536 100644 (file)
--- a/libbb/make_directory.c
+++ b/libbb/make_directory.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 int make_directory (char *path, long mode, int flags)
 {
        int ret;
-
+       
        /* Calling apps probably should use 0777 instead of -1
         * then we dont need this condition
         */
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ int make_directory (char *path, long mode, int flags)
        }
        if (flags == FILEUTILS_RECUR) {
                char *pp = strrchr(path, '/');
-               if (pp) {
+               if ((pp) && (pp != path)) {
                        *pp = '\0';
                        make_directory(path, mode, flags);
                        *pp = '/';