diff --git a/store/store.go b/store/store.go
index 9523572ff..01023e308 100644
--- a/store/store.go
+++ b/store/store.go
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ func (s *store) checkDir(parent *node, dirName string) (*node, *etcdErr.Error) {
 			return node, nil
 		}
 
-		return nil, etcdErr.NewError(etcdErr.EcodeNotDir, parent.Path, s.CurrentIndex)
+		return nil, etcdErr.NewError(etcdErr.EcodeNotDir, node.Path, s.CurrentIndex)
 	}
 
 	n := newDir(s, path.Join(parent.Path, dirName), s.CurrentIndex+1, parent, parent.ACL, Permanent)