diff --git a/cd.sh b/cd.sh
index 9445890..1fda11b 100644
--- a/cd.sh
+++ b/cd.sh
@@ -657,9 +657,10 @@ cd_ls () {
 }
 
 cd_mkdir () {
-    if [ "${1}" ] ; then
-        echo "→ ${1}"
-        mkdir --parents "${1}" || exit
+    cd_mkdir__path="${1}"
+    if [ "${cd_mkdir__path}" ] ; then
+        echo "→ ${cd_mkdir__path}"
+        mkdir --parents "${cd_mkdir__path}" || exit
     fi
 }