diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 45cf37e..84525ce 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ RANLIB = ranlib
 # For NetBSD add -D_NETBSD_SOURCE
 CPPFLAGS = -D_DEFAULT_SOURCE -D_BSD_SOURCE -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=700
 CFLAGS   = -std=c99 -Wall -pedantic
-LDFLAGS  = -s -lrt
+LDFLAGS  = -s
diff --git a/mkdir.c b/mkdir.c
index 1b0bf91..9d4951a 100644
--- a/mkdir.c
+++ b/mkdir.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ mkdirp(char *path)
 {
 	char *p;
 
-	for (p = path; *p; p++) {
+	for (p = path + (*path == '/'); *p; p++) {
 		if (*p != '/')
 			continue;
 		*p = '\0';