diff --git a/commands/simple/mkdir.c b/commands/simple/mkdir.c
index 9f837b528..d02734676 100755
--- a/commands/simple/mkdir.c
+++ b/commands/simple/mkdir.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ char **argv;
 int makepath(fordir)
 char *fordir;
 {
-  char parent[PATH_MAX + 1], *end;
+  char parent[PATH_MAX + 1], *end, *last;
 
   strcpy(parent, fordir);
   do {