diff --git a/t/t0301-credential-cache.sh b/t/t0301-credential-cache.sh
index dc30289f75..6f7cfd9e33 100755
--- a/t/t0301-credential-cache.sh
+++ b/t/t0301-credential-cache.sh
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'use user socket if user directory is a symlink to
 		rmdir \"\$HOME/dir/\" &&
 		rm \"\$HOME/.git-credential-cache\"
 	" &&
-	mkdir -p -m 700 "$HOME/dir/" &&
+	mkdir -p "$HOME/dir/" &&
+	chmod 700 "$HOME/dir/" &&
 	ln -s "$HOME/dir" "$HOME/.git-credential-cache" &&
 	check approve cache <<-\EOF &&
 	protocol=https