diff --git a/managemon.c b/managemon.c
index e335077..a4e9a8f 100644
--- a/managemon.c
+++ b/managemon.c
@@ -706,8 +706,6 @@ void do_manager(struct supertype *container)
 				/* If this fails, we hope it already exists
 				 * pid file lives in /var/run/mdadm/mdXX.pid
 				 */
-				mkdir("/var", 0600);
-				mkdir("/var/run", 0600);
 				mkdir("/var/run/mdadm", 0600);
 				close(container->sock);
 				container->sock = make_control_sock(container->devname);