diff --git a/util/lar/lib.c b/util/lar/lib.c
index 5b58f8cb22..a3cc52225a 100644
--- a/util/lar/lib.c
+++ b/util/lar/lib.c
@@ -155,12 +155,6 @@ done:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-
-int mkdirp(const char *dirpath, mode_t mode)
-{
-	return mkdirp_below(".", dirpath, mode);
-}
-
 static int handle_directory(const char *name)
 {
 	int n;
diff --git a/util/lar/stream.c b/util/lar/stream.c
index 2f959ff7ce..769abacc74 100644
--- a/util/lar/stream.c
+++ b/util/lar/stream.c
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ static int _write_file(char *filename, u8 *buffer, u32 len)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	mkdirp((const char *) dirname(path), 0755);
+	mkdirp_below(".", (const char *) dirname(path), 0755);
 	free(path);
 
 	fd = open(filename, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, 0644);