diff --git a/checkin b/checkin
index cb51ffaa19..772a008428 100755
--- a/checkin
+++ b/checkin
@@ -231,13 +231,6 @@ if ($#oldsfiles != 0) then
     echo ""
 endif
 
-foreach x ($bdirs)
-    set x = ./$x
-    if (!(-d $x)) then
-        mkdir -p $x || goto error
-    endif
-end
-
 set oldbfiles = ()
 foreach x ($bfiles)
     if (-e $x) set oldbfiles = ($oldbfiles $x)
@@ -291,6 +284,7 @@ if ($#bfiles != 0) then
             @ n = $i + 4
         endif
         echo -n "$x "
+	if (!(-e $x:h)) mkdir -p $x:h || goto error
         mv $W/$x $x || goto error
     end
     echo ""