diff --git a/testsuite/chmod-option.test b/testsuite/chmod-option.test
index 20b3a51b..3e5fd285 100644
--- a/testsuite/chmod-option.test
+++ b/testsuite/chmod-option.test
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ chmod +w "$checkdir" "$checkdir"/dir*
 checkit "$RSYNC -avv --chmod ug-s,a+rX,D+w \"$fromdir/\" \"$todir/\"" "$checkdir" "$todir"
 
 rm -r "$fromdir" "$checkdir" "$todir"
-makepath "$todir"
-makepath "$fromdir/foo"
+makepath "$todir" "$fromdir/foo"
 touch "$fromdir/bar"
 
 checkit "$RSYNC -avv \"$fromdir/\" \"$checkdir/\"" "$fromdir" "$checkdir"
diff --git a/testsuite/delete.test b/testsuite/delete.test
index bab92a12..208ff456 100644
--- a/testsuite/delete.test
+++ b/testsuite/delete.test
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@
 
 hands_setup
 
-makepath "$chkdir"
-makepath "$todir/extradir"
-makepath "$todir/emptydir/subdir"
+makepath "$chkdir" "$todir/extradir" "$todir/emptydir/subdir"
 
 echo extra >"$todir"/remove1
 echo extra >"$todir"/remove2