diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e1ce1cfbca3..710a1748b5b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -17785,11 +17785,9 @@ esac
 
 
 
-
 
 
 for ac_func in \
-	_mkdir \
 	_pclose \
 	_popen \
 	_snprintf \
@@ -18979,6 +18977,65 @@ esac
 fi
 
 
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking whether mkdir takes only one argument" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking whether mkdir takes only one argument... " >&6; }
+if test "${wine_cv_one_arg_mkdir+set}" = set; then
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+int
+main ()
+{
+mkdir("foo");
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_compile"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval ac_try_echo="\"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\""
+$as_echo "$ac_try_echo") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_compile") 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } && {
+	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
+	 test ! -s conftest.err
+       } && test -s conftest.$ac_objext; then
+  wine_cv_one_arg_mkdir=yes
+else
+  $as_echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+	wine_cv_one_arg_mkdir=no
+fi
+
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $wine_cv_one_arg_mkdir" >&5
+$as_echo "$wine_cv_one_arg_mkdir" >&6; }
+if test "$wine_cv_one_arg_mkdir" = "yes"
+then
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
+#define HAVE_ONE_ARG_MKDIR 1
+_ACEOF
+
+fi
+
 
 { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for an ANSI C-conforming const" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for an ANSI C-conforming const... " >&6; }
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4bf1ec38401..c22b4eb63a0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1354,7 +1354,6 @@ esac
 dnl **** Check for functions ****
 
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(\
-	_mkdir \
 	_pclose \
 	_popen \
 	_snprintf \
@@ -1487,6 +1486,15 @@ fi
 WINE_NOTICE_WITH(ldap,[test "x$LDAPLIBS" = "x"],
                  [libldap (OpenLDAP) ${notice_platform}development files not found, LDAP won't be supported.])
 
+AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether mkdir takes only one argument],
+   	wine_cv_one_arg_mkdir,
+	AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <sys/stat.h>]],[[mkdir("foo");]])],
+                          [wine_cv_one_arg_mkdir=yes],[wine_cv_one_arg_mkdir=no]))
+if test "$wine_cv_one_arg_mkdir" = "yes"
+then
+  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_ONE_ARG_MKDIR, 1, [Define if mkdir takes only one argument])
+fi
+
 dnl **** Check for types ****
 
 AC_C_CONST
diff --git a/include/config.h.in b/include/config.h.in
index 330564ead7a..ec24fe22915 100644
--- a/include/config.h.in
+++ b/include/config.h.in
@@ -507,6 +507,9 @@
 /* Define to 1 if the system has the type `off_t'. */
 #undef HAVE_OFF_T
 
+/* Define if mkdir takes only one argument */
+#undef HAVE_ONE_ARG_MKDIR
+
 /* Define if OpenGL is present on the system */
 #undef HAVE_OPENGL
 
@@ -1002,9 +1005,6 @@
 /* Define if Xrender has the XRenderSetPictureTransform function */
 #undef HAVE_XRENDERSETPICTURETRANSFORM
 
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `_mkdir' function. */
-#undef HAVE__MKDIR
-
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `_pclose' function. */
 #undef HAVE__PCLOSE
 
diff --git a/include/wine/port.h b/include/wine/port.h
index fd3769868ed..6e1e4544108 100644
--- a/include/wine/port.h
+++ b/include/wine/port.h
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ struct statvfs
 #define RTLD_GLOBAL  0x100
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE__MKDIR
-#define mkdir(path,mode) _mkdir(path)
+#ifdef HAVE_ONE_ARG_MKDIR
+#define mkdir(path,mode) mkdir(path)
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(HAVE_FTRUNCATE) && defined(HAVE_CHSIZE)