diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 53358bc51..8d6a45723 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2015-08-18  Peter Stephenson  <p.stephenson@samsung.com>
 
+	* 36218: Src/files.c: use unmetafied file name for mkdir()
+	system call.
+
 	* 36216: Doc/Zsh/zle.yo: Simpler saving of UNDO_LIMT_NO.
 
 2015-08-17  Barton E. Schaefer  <schaefer@zsh.org>
diff --git a/Src/Modules/files.c b/Src/Modules/files.c
index f86b9c1e9..dbcff6307 100644
--- a/Src/Modules/files.c
+++ b/Src/Modules/files.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ domkdir(char *nam, char *path, mode_t mode, int p)
 	    return 0;
     }
     oumask = umask(0);
-    err = mkdir(path, mode) ? errno : 0;
+    err = mkdir(rpath, mode) ? errno : 0;
     umask(oumask);
     if(!err)
 	return 0;