diff --git a/lib/producer/core/actions/mkdir.rb b/lib/producer/core/actions/mkdir.rb
index 1648c3a..b62170c 100644
--- a/lib/producer/core/actions/mkdir.rb
+++ b/lib/producer/core/actions/mkdir.rb
@@ -9,10 +9,8 @@ module Producer
         def apply
           Pathname.new(path).descend do |p|
             next if fs.dir? p
-            case arguments.size
-            when 1 then fs.mkdir p.to_s
-            when 2 then fs.mkdir p.to_s, mode
-            end
+            fs.mkdir p.to_s
+            fs.chmod p.to_s, mode if mode
           end
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/producer/core/remote/fs.rb b/lib/producer/core/remote/fs.rb
index 38091a5..478aaa4 100644
--- a/lib/producer/core/remote/fs.rb
+++ b/lib/producer/core/remote/fs.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ module Producer
           false
         end
 
+        def chmod(path, mode)
+          sftp.setstat! path, permissions: mode
+        end
+
         def mkdir(path, mode = nil)
           options = mode ? { permissions: mode } : {}
           sftp.mkdir! path, options
diff --git a/spec/producer/core/actions/mkdir_spec.rb b/spec/producer/core/actions/mkdir_spec.rb
index 8f7d23a..44dfc94 100644
--- a/spec/producer/core/actions/mkdir_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/producer/core/actions/mkdir_spec.rb
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ module Producer::Core
         context 'when a mode was given' do
           subject(:mkdir) { Mkdir.new(env, path, 0700) }
 
-          it 'creates the directory with given mode' do
-            expect(remote_fs).to receive(:mkdir).with(anything, 0700)
+          it 'changes the directory with given mode' do
+            expect(remote_fs).to receive(:chmod).with(path, 0700)
             mkdir.apply
           end
         end