diff --git a/src_main/io/pidir.cpp b/src_main/io/pidir.cpp
index 6c36565a..2494235d 100755
--- a/src_main/io/pidir.cpp
+++ b/src_main/io/pidir.cpp
@@ -185,16 +185,22 @@ PIDir & PIDir::cd(const PIString & path) {
 
 bool PIDir::make(bool withParents) {
 	PIDir d = cleanedPath();
-	PIString tp;
-	//bool is_abs = isAbsolute();
+	//PIString tp;
+#ifndef WINDOWS
+	bool is_abs = isAbsolute();
+#endif
 	if (withParents) {
 		PIStringList l = d.path().split(separator);
-		//piCout << l;
+		piCout << l;
 		l.removeAll("");
 		//piCout << l;
 		PIString cdp;
 		piForeachC (PIString & i, l) {
-			if (!cdp.isEmpty())
+			if (!cdp.isEmpty()
+#ifndef WINDOWS
+							|| is_abs
+#endif
+									)
 				cdp += separator;
 			cdp += i;
 			//piCout << "dir" << cdp;