diff --git a/lib/move-sync/__tests__/move-sync.test.js b/lib/move-sync/__tests__/move-sync.test.js
index dca83aab..506b62dd 100644
--- a/lib/move-sync/__tests__/move-sync.test.js
+++ b/lib/move-sync/__tests__/move-sync.test.js
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ const assert = require('assert')
 
 /* global afterEach, beforeEach, describe, it */
 
+const describeIfWindows = process.platform === 'win32' ? describe : describe.skip
+
 function createSyncErrFn (errCode) {
   const fn = function () {
     const err = new Error()
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ describe('moveSync()', () => {
 
     const contents = fs.readFileSync(dest, 'utf8')
     const expected = /^sonic the hedgehog\r?\n$/
-    assert.ok(contents.match(expected), `${contents} match ${expected}`)
+    assert.ok(contents.match(expected))
   })
 
   it('should overwrite the destination directory if overwrite = true', () => {
@@ -268,6 +270,23 @@ describe('moveSync()', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  describeIfWindows('> when dest parent is root', () => {
+    let dest
+
+    afterEach(() => fse.removeSync(dest))
+
+    it('should not create parent directory', () => {
+      const src = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'a-file')
+      dest = path.join(path.parse(TEST_DIR).root, 'another-file')
+
+      fse.moveSync(src, dest)
+
+      const contents = fs.readFileSync(dest, 'utf8')
+      const expected = /^sonic the hedgehog\r?\n$/
+      assert(contents.match(expected))
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('> when actually trying to move a folder across devices', () => {
     const differentDevice = '/mnt'
     let __skipTests = false
diff --git a/lib/move-sync/move-sync.js b/lib/move-sync/move-sync.js
index 7e13587a..1c36799a 100644
--- a/lib/move-sync/move-sync.js
+++ b/lib/move-sync/move-sync.js
@@ -13,10 +13,16 @@ function moveSync (src, dest, opts) {
 
   const { srcStat, isChangingCase = false } = stat.checkPathsSync(src, dest, 'move', opts)
   stat.checkParentPathsSync(src, srcStat, dest, 'move')
-  mkdirpSync(path.dirname(dest))
+  if (!isParentRoot(dest)) mkdirpSync(path.dirname(dest))
   return doRename(src, dest, overwrite, isChangingCase)
 }
 
+function isParentRoot (dest) {
+  const parent = path.dirname(dest)
+  const parsedPath = path.parse(parent)
+  return parsedPath.root === parent
+}
+
 function doRename (src, dest, overwrite, isChangingCase) {
   if (isChangingCase) return rename(src, dest, overwrite)
   if (overwrite) {
diff --git a/lib/move/__tests__/move.test.js b/lib/move/__tests__/move.test.js
index af41b93f..d20f530d 100644
--- a/lib/move/__tests__/move.test.js
+++ b/lib/move/__tests__/move.test.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ const assert = require('assert')
 
 /* global afterEach, beforeEach, describe, it */
 
+const describeIfWindows = process.platform === 'win32' ? describe : describe.skip
+
 function createAsyncErrFn (errCode) {
   const fn = function (...args) {
     fn.callCount++
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ describe('+ move()', () => {
         fs.readFile(dest, 'utf8', (err, contents) => {
           const expected = /^sonic the hedgehog\r?\n$/
           assert.ifError(err)
-          assert.ok(contents.match(expected), `${contents} match ${expected}`)
+          assert.ok(contents.match(expected))
           done()
         })
       })
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ describe('+ move()', () => {
         fs.readFile(path.join(dest, 'another-folder', 'file3'), 'utf8', (err, contents) => {
           const expected = /^knuckles\r?\n$/
           assert.ifError(err)
-          assert.ok(contents.match(expected), `${contents} match ${expected}`)
+          assert.ok(contents.match(expected))
           tearDownMockFs()
           done()
         })
@@ -132,7 +134,7 @@ describe('+ move()', () => {
         fs.readFile(dest, 'utf8', (err, contents) => {
           const expected = /^sonic the hedgehog\r?\n$/
           assert.ifError(err)
-          assert.ok(contents.match(expected), `${contents} match ${expected}`)
+          assert.ok(contents.match(expected))
           done()
         })
       })
@@ -206,7 +208,7 @@ describe('+ move()', () => {
         fs.readFile(dest, 'utf8', (err, contents) => {
           const expected = /^sonic the hedgehog\r?\n$/
           assert.ifError(err)
-          assert.ok(contents.match(expected), `${contents} match ${expected}`)
+          assert.ok(contents.match(expected))
           done()
         })
       })
@@ -225,7 +227,7 @@ describe('+ move()', () => {
         fs.readFile(dest, 'utf8', (err, contents) => {
           const expected = /^sonic the hedgehog\r?\n$/
           assert.ifError(err)
-          assert.ok(contents.match(expected), `${contents} match ${expected}`)
+          assert.ok(contents.match(expected))
           tearDownMockFs()
           done()
         })
@@ -244,7 +246,7 @@ describe('+ move()', () => {
         fs.readFile(path.join(dest, 'another-file'), 'utf8', (err, contents) => {
           const expected = /^tails\r?\n$/
           assert.ifError(err)
-          assert.ok(contents.match(expected), `${contents} match ${expected}`)
+          assert.ok(contents.match(expected))
           done()
         })
       })
@@ -263,7 +265,7 @@ describe('+ move()', () => {
         fs.readFile(path.join(dest, 'another-folder', 'file3'), 'utf8', (err, contents) => {
           const expected = /^knuckles\r?\n$/
           assert.ifError(err)
-          assert.ok(contents.match(expected), `${contents} match ${expected}`)
+          assert.ok(contents.match(expected))
           tearDownMockFs()
           done()
         })
@@ -271,6 +273,27 @@ describe('+ move()', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  describeIfWindows('> when dest parent is root', () => {
+    let dest
+
+    afterEach(done => fse.remove(dest, done))
+
+    it('should not create parent directory', done => {
+      const src = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'a-file')
+      dest = path.join(path.parse(TEST_DIR).root, 'another-file')
+
+      fse.move(src, dest, err => {
+        assert.ifError(err)
+        fs.readFile(dest, 'utf8', (err, contents) => {
+          const expected = /^sonic the hedgehog\r?\n$/
+          assert.ifError(err)
+          assert.ok(contents.match(expected))
+          done()
+        })
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('> clobber', () => {
     it('should be an alias for overwrite', done => {
       const src = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'a-file')
@@ -284,7 +307,7 @@ describe('+ move()', () => {
         fs.readFile(dest, 'utf8', (err, contents) => {
           const expected = /^sonic the hedgehog\r?\n$/
           assert.ifError(err)
-          assert.ok(contents.match(expected), `${contents} match ${expected}`)
+          assert.ok(contents.match(expected))
           done()
         })
       })
diff --git a/lib/move/move.js b/lib/move/move.js
index 23840e02..e9523e65 100644
--- a/lib/move/move.js
+++ b/lib/move/move.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ function move (src, dest, opts, cb) {
     const { srcStat, isChangingCase = false } = stats
     stat.checkParentPaths(src, srcStat, dest, 'move', err => {
       if (err) return cb(err)
+      if (isParentRoot(dest)) return doRename(src, dest, overwrite, isChangingCase, cb)
       mkdirp(path.dirname(dest), err => {
         if (err) return cb(err)
         return doRename(src, dest, overwrite, isChangingCase, cb)
@@ -29,6 +30,12 @@ function move (src, dest, opts, cb) {
   })
 }
 
+function isParentRoot (dest) {
+  const parent = path.dirname(dest)
+  const parsedPath = path.parse(parent)
+  return parsedPath.root === parent
+}
+
 function doRename (src, dest, overwrite, isChangingCase, cb) {
   if (isChangingCase) return rename(src, dest, overwrite, cb)
   if (overwrite) {