diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index 018dd72ff..c5c513d02 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -828,3 +828,6 @@
 	* apps/nshilib: rmdir can now be used in the pseudo-filesystem.  Hence,
 	  the command needs to be available even if there are no write-able
 	  filesystem enabled (2014-2-19).
+	* apps/nshilib: mkdir can now be used in the pseudo-filesystem.  Hence,
+	  the command needs to be available even if there are no write-able
+	  filesystem enabled (2014-2-19).
diff --git a/nshlib/README.txt b/nshlib/README.txt
index 082d8dcc6..6e112846f 100644
--- a/nshlib/README.txt
+++ b/nshlib/README.txt
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ Command Dependencies on Configuration Settings
   ls         CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS > 0
   md5        CONFIG_NETUTILS_CODECS && CONFIG_CODECS_HASH_MD5
   mb,mh,mw   ---
-  mkdir      !CONFIG_DISABLE_MOUNTPOINT && CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS > 0 && CONFIG_FS_WRITABLE (see note 4)
+  mkdir      CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS > 0
   mkfatfs    !CONFIG_DISABLE_MOUNTPOINT && CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS > 0 && CONFIG_FS_FAT
   mkfifo     CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS > 0
   mkrd       !CONFIG_DISABLE_MOUNTPOINT && CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS > 0 && CONFIG_FS_WRITABLE (see note 4)
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ Command Dependencies on Configuration Settings
   put        CONFIG_NET && CONFIG_NET_UDP && CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS > 0 && CONFIG_NET_BUFSIZE >= 558 (see note 1,2)
   pwd        !CONFIG_DISABLE_ENVIRON && CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS > 0
   rm         !CONFIG_DISABLE_MOUNTPOINT && CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS > 0 && CONFIG_FS_WRITABLE (see note 4)
-  rmdir      !CONFIG_DISABLE_MOUNTPOINT && CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS > 0 && CONFIG_FS_WRITABLE (see note 4)
+  rmdir      CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS > 0
   set        !CONFIG_DISABLE_ENVIRON
   sh         CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS > 0 && CONFIG_NFILE_STREAMS > 0 && !CONFIG_NSH_DISABLESCRIPT
   sleep      !CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS
diff --git a/nshlib/nsh.h b/nshlib/nsh.h
index 78a5ea538..97afc430f 100644
--- a/nshlib/nsh.h
+++ b/nshlib/nsh.h
@@ -717,6 +717,9 @@ void nsh_usbtrace(void);
 #  ifndef CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_LS
       int cmd_ls(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl, int argc, char **argv);
 #  endif
+#  ifndef CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_MKDIR
+      int cmd_mkdir(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl, int argc, char **argv);
+#  endif
 #  ifndef CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_RMDIR
       int cmd_rmdir(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl, int argc, char **argv);
 #  endif
@@ -746,9 +749,6 @@ void nsh_usbtrace(void);
          int cmd_umount(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl, int argc, char **argv);
 #     endif
 #     ifdef CONFIG_FS_WRITABLE
-#       ifndef CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_MKDIR
-           int cmd_mkdir(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl, int argc, char **argv);
-#       endif
 #       ifndef CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_MKRD
            int cmd_mkrd(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl, int argc, char **argv);
 #       endif
diff --git a/nshlib/nsh_command.c b/nshlib/nsh_command.c
index 996383694..447036bc1 100644
--- a/nshlib/nsh_command.c
+++ b/nshlib/nsh_command.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ static const struct cmdmap_s g_cmdmap[] =
 #  endif
 #endif
 
-#if !defined(CONFIG_DISABLE_MOUNTPOINT) && CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS > 0 && defined(CONFIG_FS_WRITABLE)
+#if CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS > 0
 # ifndef CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_MKDIR
   { "mkdir",    cmd_mkdir,    2, 2, "<path>" },
 # endif
diff --git a/nshlib/nsh_fscmds.c b/nshlib/nsh_fscmds.c
index fd4cac222..ccd831949 100644
--- a/nshlib/nsh_fscmds.c
+++ b/nshlib/nsh_fscmds.c
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ int cmd_ls(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl, int argc, char **argv)
  * Name: cmd_mkdir
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-#if !defined(CONFIG_DISABLE_MOUNTPOINT) && CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS > 0 && defined(CONFIG_FS_WRITABLE)
+#if CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS > 0
 #ifndef CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_MKDIR
 int cmd_mkdir(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl, int argc, char **argv)
 {