1 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/e-util/e-util.c b/e-util/e-util.c
index 6c50331011..b830f654ee 100644
--- a/e-util/e-util.c
+++ b/e-util/e-util.c
@@ -275,11 +275,8 @@ e_mkdir_hier(const char *path, mode_t mode)
 		p = strchr (p + 1, '/');
 		if (p)
 			*p = '\0';
-		if (mkdir (copy, mode) == -1) {
-			switch (errno) {
-			case EEXIST:
-				break;
-			default:
+		if (access (copy, F_OK) == -1) {
+			if (mkdir (copy, mode) == -1) {
 				g_free (copy);
 				return -1;
 			}