diff --git a/src/plugins/resolver/resolver.c b/src/plugins/resolver/resolver.c
index f836b776709..110e64b6016 100644
--- a/src/plugins/resolver/resolver.c
+++ b/src/plugins/resolver/resolver.c
@@ -741,6 +741,12 @@ static int elektraMkdirParents (resolverHandle * pk, const char * pathname, Key
 {
 	if (mkdir (pathname, pk->dirmode) == -1)
 	{
+		if (errno == EEXIST)
+		{
+			// already exists
+			return 0;
+		}
+
 		if (errno != ENOENT)
 		{
 			// hopeless, give it up