diff --git a/src/filesystem/SDL_filesystem.c b/src/filesystem/SDL_filesystem.c
index a29ae38fd..d13b6ea8d 100644
--- a/src/filesystem/SDL_filesystem.c
+++ b/src/filesystem/SDL_filesystem.c
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ bool SDL_CreateDirectory(const char *path)
                 }
                 #else
                 const bool issep = (ch == '/');
+                if (issep && ((ptr - parents) == 0)) {
+                    continue; // it's just the root directory, skip it.
+                }
                 #endif
 
                 if (issep) {