diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/war/AbstractWarMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/war/AbstractWarMojo.java
index 56b1e6c0..2e8a19c9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/war/AbstractWarMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/war/AbstractWarMojo.java
@@ -459,7 +459,10 @@ protected String[] getDependentWarIncludes() {
      * @throws MojoFailureException in case of failure
      */
     public void buildExplodedWebapp(File webapplicationDirectory) throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
-        webapplicationDirectory.mkdirs();
+        if (!webapplicationDirectory.exists() && !webapplicationDirectory.mkdirs()) {
+            throw new MojoExecutionException(
+                    "Failed to create directory: " + webapplicationDirectory.getAbsolutePath());
+        }
 
         try {
             buildWebapp(project, webapplicationDirectory);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/war/packaging/AbstractWarPackagingTask.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/war/packaging/AbstractWarPackagingTask.java
index ee0fa8d1..5ca23d76 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/war/packaging/AbstractWarPackagingTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/war/packaging/AbstractWarPackagingTask.java
@@ -254,7 +254,10 @@ protected boolean copyFilteredFile(
                     encoding = context.getResourceEncoding();
                 }
                 // fix for MWAR-36, ensures that the parent dir are created first
-                targetFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
+                File parentDir = targetFile.getParentFile();
+                if (!parentDir.exists() && !parentDir.mkdirs()) {
+                    throw new MojoExecutionException("Failed to create directory: " + parentDir.getAbsolutePath());
+                }
 
                 context.getMavenFileFilter().copyFile(file, targetFile, true, context.getFilterWrappers(), encoding);
             } catch (MavenFilteringException e) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/war/packaging/ClassesPackagingTask.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/war/packaging/ClassesPackagingTask.java
index 396d8dbb..e87155a2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/war/packaging/ClassesPackagingTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/war/packaging/ClassesPackagingTask.java
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ public ClassesPackagingTask(Overlay currentProjectOverlay) {
     @Override
     public void performPackaging(WarPackagingContext context) throws MojoExecutionException {
         final File webappClassesDirectory = new File(context.getWebappDirectory(), CLASSES_PATH);
-        if (!webappClassesDirectory.exists()) {
-            webappClassesDirectory.mkdirs();
+        if (!webappClassesDirectory.exists() && !webappClassesDirectory.mkdirs()) {
+            throw new MojoExecutionException("Failed to create directory: " + webappClassesDirectory.getAbsolutePath());
         }
 
         if (context.getClassesDirectory().exists()
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/war/packaging/WarProjectPackagingTask.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/war/packaging/WarProjectPackagingTask.java
index 968b7305..d8e4d2ba 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/war/packaging/WarProjectPackagingTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/war/packaging/WarProjectPackagingTask.java
@@ -79,9 +79,13 @@ public void performPackaging(WarPackagingContext context) throws MojoExecutionEx
 
         // Prepare the INF directories
         File webinfDir = new File(context.getWebappDirectory(), WEB_INF_PATH);
-        webinfDir.mkdirs();
+        if (!webinfDir.exists() && !webinfDir.mkdirs()) {
+            throw new MojoExecutionException("Failed to create directory: " + webinfDir.getAbsolutePath());
+        }
         File metainfDir = new File(context.getWebappDirectory(), META_INF_PATH);
-        metainfDir.mkdirs();
+        if (!metainfDir.exists() && !metainfDir.mkdirs()) {
+            throw new MojoExecutionException("Failed to create directory: " + metainfDir.getAbsolutePath());
+        }
 
         handleWebResources(context);