diff --git a/etc/init/checkvar.conf b/etc/init/checkvar.conf
index a39cb01..15db1c5 100644
--- a/etc/init/checkvar.conf
+++ b/etc/init/checkvar.conf
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@ script
 		umount /proc
 		mount -t tmpfs none /var
 		tar -C /var -zxpf /boot/var.tgz
-		if [ ! -d /var/lock ]; then
-			mkdir /var/lock
-		fi
+		mkdir -p /var/lock
 		mount -t tmpfs none /var/lock
 		/sbin/initctl emit startudev
 		status_message "emitting startudev"