diff --git a/mkdir.c b/mkdir.c
index b21b59a..470c07e 100644
--- a/mkdir.c
+++ b/mkdir.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 static int
 mkdirp(char *path)
 {
-	char *p = path;
+	char *p;
 
 	for (p = path; *p; p++) {
 		if (*p != '/')