diff --git a/src/mkdir.cpp b/src/mkdir.cpp
index 0bc3b088..6b940fd2 100644
--- a/src/mkdir.cpp
+++ b/src/mkdir.cpp
@@ -47,9 +47,8 @@ _mkdir(Policy::Func::Search  searchFunc,
   int rv;
   int error;
   string dirname;
-  string fullpath;
+  string existingpath;
   vector<string> createpaths;
-  vector<string> existingpath;
 
   dirname = fs::path::dirname(fusepath);
   rv = searchFunc(srcmounts,dirname,minfreespace,existingpath);
@@ -65,10 +64,10 @@ _mkdir(Policy::Func::Search  searchFunc,
     {
       string &createpath = createpaths[i];
 
-      if(createpath != existingpath[0])
+      if(createpath != existingpath)
         {
           const ugid::SetRootGuard ugidGuard;
-          fs::clonepath(existingpath[0],createpath,dirname);
+          fs::clonepath(existingpath,createpath,dirname);
         }
 
       fs::path::append(createpath,fusepath);
diff --git a/src/mknod.cpp b/src/mknod.cpp
index 32d4bc38..539d78f0 100644
--- a/src/mknod.cpp
+++ b/src/mknod.cpp
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ _mknod(Policy::Func::Search  searchFunc,
   int rv;
   int error;
   string dirname;
+  string existingpath;
   vector<string> createpaths;
-  vector<string> existingpath;
 
   dirname = fs::path::dirname(fusepath);
   rv = searchFunc(srcmounts,dirname,minfreespace,existingpath);
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ _mknod(Policy::Func::Search  searchFunc,
   error = -1;
   for(size_t i = 0, ei = createpaths.size(); i != ei; i++)
     {
-      string &createpath = createpaths[0];
+      string &createpath = createpaths[i];
 
-      if(createpath != existingpath[0])
+      if(createpath != existingpath)
         {
           const ugid::SetRootGuard ugidGuard;
-          fs::clonepath(existingpath[0],createpath,dirname);
+          fs::clonepath(existingpath,createpath,dirname);
         }
 
       fs::path::append(createpath,fusepath);