1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/entry.c b/entry.c
index 915514aa5c..cc841edf90 100644
--- a/entry.c
+++ b/entry.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static void create_directories(const char *path, int path_len,
 		 */
 		if (mkdir(buf, 0777)) {
 			if (errno == EEXIST && state->force &&
-			    !unlink(buf) && !mkdir(buf, 0777))
+			    !unlink_or_warn(buf) && !mkdir(buf, 0777))
 				continue;
 			die("cannot create directory at %s", buf);
 		}