diff --git a/include/libnfs-raw.h b/include/libnfs-raw.h
index df940c5f..3deffc8b 100644
--- a/include/libnfs-raw.h
+++ b/include/libnfs-raw.h
@@ -414,7 +414,8 @@ int rpc_nfs_setattr_async(struct rpc_context *rpc, rpc_cb cb, struct SETATTR3arg
  * RPC_STATUS_CANCEL : The connection attempt was aborted before it could complete.
  *                     data is NULL.
  */
-int rpc_nfs_mkdir_async(struct rpc_context *rpc, rpc_cb cb, struct nfs_fh3 *fh, char *dir, void *private_data);
+struct MKDIR3args;
+int rpc_nfs_mkdir_async(struct rpc_context *rpc, rpc_cb cb, struct MKDIR3args *args, void *private_data);
 
 
 
diff --git a/lib/libnfs.c b/lib/libnfs.c
index 8fe84b87..3c150ac8 100644
--- a/lib/libnfs.c
+++ b/lib/libnfs.c
@@ -1436,10 +1436,18 @@ static void nfs_mkdir_cb(struct rpc_context *rpc _U_, int status, void *command_
 static int nfs_mkdir_continue_internal(struct nfs_context *nfs, struct nfs_cb_data *data)
 {
 	char *str = data->continue_data;
-	
+	MKDIR3args args;
+
 	str = &str[strlen(str) + 1];
 
-	if (rpc_nfs_mkdir_async(nfs->rpc, nfs_mkdir_cb, &data->fh, str, data) != 0) {
+	memset(&args, 0, sizeof(MKDIR3args));
+	args.where.dir.data.data_len = data->fh.data.data_len;
+	args.where.dir.data.data_val = data->fh.data.data_val;
+	args.where.name = str;
+	args.attributes.mode.set_it = 1;
+	args.attributes.mode.set_mode3_u.mode = 0755;
+
+	if (rpc_nfs_mkdir_async(nfs->rpc, nfs_mkdir_cb, &args, data) != 0) {
 		rpc_set_error(nfs->rpc, "RPC error: Failed to send MKDIR call for %s", data->path);
 		data->cb(-ENOMEM, nfs, rpc_get_error(nfs->rpc), data->private_data);
 		free_nfs_cb_data(data);
diff --git a/nfs/nfs.c b/nfs/nfs.c
index ccbd2c16..099e291d 100644
--- a/nfs/nfs.c
+++ b/nfs/nfs.c
@@ -342,10 +342,9 @@ int rpc_nfs_setattr_async(struct rpc_context *rpc, rpc_cb cb, SETATTR3args *args
 
 
 
-int rpc_nfs_mkdir_async(struct rpc_context *rpc, rpc_cb cb, struct nfs_fh3 *fh, char *dir, void *private_data)
+int rpc_nfs_mkdir_async(struct rpc_context *rpc, rpc_cb cb, MKDIR3args *args, void *private_data)
 {
 	struct rpc_pdu *pdu;
-	MKDIR3args args;
 
 	pdu = rpc_allocate_pdu(rpc, NFS_PROGRAM, NFS_V3, NFS3_MKDIR, cb, private_data, (xdrproc_t)xdr_MKDIR3res, sizeof(MKDIR3res));
 	if (pdu == NULL) {
@@ -353,14 +352,7 @@ int rpc_nfs_mkdir_async(struct rpc_context *rpc, rpc_cb cb, struct nfs_fh3 *fh,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	memset(&args, 0, sizeof(MKDIR3args));
-	args.where.dir.data.data_len = fh->data.data_len;
-	args.where.dir.data.data_val = fh->data.data_val;
-	args.where.name = dir;
-	args.attributes.mode.set_it = 1;
-	args.attributes.mode.set_mode3_u.mode = 0755;
-
-	if (xdr_MKDIR3args(&pdu->xdr, &args) == 0) {
+	if (xdr_MKDIR3args(&pdu->xdr, args) == 0) {
 		rpc_set_error(rpc, "XDR error: Failed to encode MKDIR3args");
 		rpc_free_pdu(rpc, pdu);
 		return -2;