diff --git a/TestingHelpers/MockDirectory.cs b/TestingHelpers/MockDirectory.cs
index fd088dcb3..d988f354c 100644
--- a/TestingHelpers/MockDirectory.cs
+++ b/TestingHelpers/MockDirectory.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public MockDirectory(IMockFileDataAccessor mockFileDataAccessor, FileBase fileBa
 
         public override DirectoryInfoBase CreateDirectory(string path)
         {
-            return CreateDirectoryInternal(path, new DirectorySecurity());
+            return CreateDirectoryInternal(path, null);
         }
 
 #if NET40
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ private DirectoryInfoBase CreateDirectoryInternal(string path, DirectorySecurity
             }
 
             var created = new MockDirectoryInfo(mockFileDataAccessor, path);
-            created.SetAccessControl(directorySecurity);
+            if(directorySecurity != null)
+            {
+                created.SetAccessControl(directorySecurity);
+            }
             return created;
         }
 
diff --git a/TestingHelpers/MockDirectoryData.cs b/TestingHelpers/MockDirectoryData.cs
index 65cf59700..9668db74f 100644
--- a/TestingHelpers/MockDirectoryData.cs
+++ b/TestingHelpers/MockDirectoryData.cs
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ namespace System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers
     [Serializable]
     public class MockDirectoryData : MockFileData
     {
-        [NonSerialized]
-        private DirectorySecurity accessControl = new DirectorySecurity();
+        [NonSerialized] 
+        private DirectorySecurity accessControl;
         
         public override bool IsDirectory { get { return true; } }
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public MockDirectoryData() : base(string.Empty)
         
         public new DirectorySecurity AccessControl
         {
-            get { return accessControl; }
+            get { return accessControl ?? (accessControl = new DirectorySecurity()); }
             set { accessControl = value; }
         }
     }
diff --git a/TestingHelpers/MockFileData.cs b/TestingHelpers/MockFileData.cs
index 0d9945bc4..2808d9c27 100644
--- a/TestingHelpers/MockFileData.cs
+++ b/TestingHelpers/MockFileData.cs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class MockFileData
         /// The access control of the <see cref="MockFileData"/>.
         /// </summary>
         [NonSerialized]
-        private FileSecurity accessControl = new FileSecurity();
+        private FileSecurity accessControl;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a value indicating whether the <see cref="MockFileData"/> is a directory or not.
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ public FileAttributes Attributes
         /// </summary>
         public FileSecurity AccessControl
         {
-            get { return accessControl; }
+            get { return accessControl ?? (accessControl = new FileSecurity()); }
             set { accessControl = value; }
         }
     }