diff -r d6ee6456bd5f -r bb917eea1605 mercurial/util.py
--- a/mercurial/util.py	Sat Jul 10 13:10:18 2021 +0200
+++ b/mercurial/util.py	Sat Jul 10 13:46:24 2021 +0200
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
 
 _ = i18n._
 
+abspath = platform.abspath
 bindunixsocket = platform.bindunixsocket
 cachestat = platform.cachestat
 checkexec = platform.checkexec
@@ -2632,7 +2633,7 @@
             return
         if err.errno != errno.ENOENT or not name:
             raise
-        parent = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(name))
+        parent = os.path.dirname(abspath(name))
         if parent == name:
             raise
         makedirs(parent, mode, notindexed)