diff --git a/lib/mkdirs/make-dir.js b/lib/mkdirs/make-dir.js
index 39654b48..ecfcaf60 100644
--- a/lib/mkdirs/make-dir.js
+++ b/lib/mkdirs/make-dir.js
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ module.exports.makeDir = async (input, options) => {
       try {
         const stats = await fs.stat(pth)
         if (!stats.isDirectory()) {
+          // This error is never exposed to the user
+          // it is caught below, and the original error is thrown
           throw new Error('The path is not a directory')
         }
       } catch {
@@ -129,6 +131,8 @@ module.exports.makeDirSync = (input, options) => {
 
       try {
         if (!fs.statSync(pth).isDirectory()) {
+          // This error is never exposed to the user
+          // it is caught below, and the original error is thrown
           throw new Error('The path is not a directory')
         }
       } catch {