diff --git a/lib/has-native-recursive.js b/lib/has-native-recursive.js
index 19c1b88..49092be 100644
--- a/lib/has-native-recursive.js
+++ b/lib/has-native-recursive.js
@@ -76,7 +76,17 @@ module.exports = function hasNativeRecursive(fn) {
   var child = stack.create('dir', parent);
   var file = stack.create('file', child);
 
-  stack.mkdir(parent, child);
+  try {
+    stack.mkdir(parent, child);
+  } catch (e) {
+    stack = new TempStack();
+    // try again under current directory
+    TEMP_DIR = process.cwd();
+    parent = stack.create('dir', TEMP_DIR);
+    child = stack.create('dir', parent);
+    file = stack.create('file', child);
+    stack.mkdir(parent, child);
+  }
 
   var options = { recursive: true };
   var watcher;