diff --git a/phpseclib/Net/SFTP.php b/phpseclib/Net/SFTP.php
index 86e8f3d8c..a118d45e3 100644
--- a/phpseclib/Net/SFTP.php
+++ b/phpseclib/Net/SFTP.php
@@ -1831,9 +1831,6 @@ function mkdir($dir, $mode = -1, $recursive = false)
         }
 
         $dir = $this->_realpath($dir);
-        // by not providing any permissions, hopefully the server will use the logged in users umask - their
-        // default permissions.
-        $attr = $mode == -1 ? "\0\0\0\0" : pack('N2', NET_SFTP_ATTR_PERMISSIONS, $mode & 07777);
 
         if ($recursive) {
             $dirs = explode('/', preg_replace('#/(?=/)|/$#', '', $dir));
@@ -1844,12 +1841,12 @@ function mkdir($dir, $mode = -1, $recursive = false)
             for ($i = 0; $i < count($dirs); $i++) {
                 $temp = array_slice($dirs, 0, $i + 1);
                 $temp = implode('/', $temp);
-                $result = $this->_mkdir_helper($temp, $attr);
+                $result = $this->_mkdir_helper($temp, $mode);
             }
             return $result;
         }
 
-        return $this->_mkdir_helper($dir, $attr);
+        return $this->_mkdir_helper($dir, $mode);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1859,9 +1856,10 @@ function mkdir($dir, $mode = -1, $recursive = false)
      * @return bool
      * @access private
      */
-    function _mkdir_helper($dir, $attr)
+    function _mkdir_helper($dir, $mode)
     {
-        if (!$this->_send_sftp_packet(NET_SFTP_MKDIR, pack('Na*a*', strlen($dir), $dir, $attr))) {
+        // send SSH_FXP_MKDIR without any attributes (that's what the \0\0\0\0 is doing)
+        if (!$this->_send_sftp_packet(NET_SFTP_MKDIR, pack('Na*a*', strlen($dir), $dir, "\0\0\0\0"))) {
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -1880,6 +1878,10 @@ function _mkdir_helper($dir, $attr)
             return false;
         }
 
+        if ($mode !== -1) {
+            $this->chmod($mode, $dir);
+        }
+
         return true;
     }