1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/buildman/builderthread.py b/tools/buildman/builderthread.py
index fa9dec043a..0efe80d945 100644
--- a/tools/buildman/builderthread.py
+++ b/tools/buildman/builderthread.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import errno
 import glob
 import os
 import shutil
+import sys
 import threading
 
 import command
@@ -26,6 +27,9 @@ def Mkdir(dirname, parents = False):
             os.mkdir(dirname)
     except OSError as err:
         if err.errno == errno.EEXIST:
+            if os.path.realpath('.') == os.path.realpath(dirname):
+                print "Cannot create the current working directory '%s'!" % dirname
+                sys.exit(1)
             pass
         else:
             raise