diff --git a/lib/mkdir.js b/lib/mkdir.js
index 382329ef..6877a0e2 100644
--- a/lib/mkdir.js
+++ b/lib/mkdir.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ const mkdir = module.exports = (dir, opt, cb) => {
     return done()
 
   if (dir === cwd)
-    return fs.lstat(dir, (er, st) => {
+    return fs.stat(dir, (er, st) => {
       if (er || !st.isDirectory())
         er = new CwdError(dir, er && er.code || 'ENOTDIR')
       done(er)