diff --git a/include/ghc/filesystem.hpp b/include/ghc/filesystem.hpp
index be90574..300a645 100644
--- a/include/ghc/filesystem.hpp
+++ b/include/ghc/filesystem.hpp
@@ -3397,6 +3397,7 @@ GHC_INLINE bool create_directories(const path& p, std::error_code& ec) noexcept
 {
     path current;
     ec.clear();
+    bool didCreate = false;
     for (path::string_type part : p) {
         current /= part;
         if (current != p.root_name() && current != p.root_path()) {
@@ -3416,6 +3417,7 @@ GHC_INLINE bool create_directories(const path& p, std::error_code& ec) noexcept
                         return false;
                     }
                 }
+                didCreate = true;
             }
 #ifndef LWG_2935_BEHAVIOUR
             else if (!is_directory(fs)) {
@@ -3425,7 +3427,7 @@ GHC_INLINE bool create_directories(const path& p, std::error_code& ec) noexcept
 #endif
         }
     }
-    return true;
+    return didCreate;
 }
 
 GHC_INLINE bool create_directory(const path& p)
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 4f0686d..71255a4 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ else()
     target_link_libraries(filesystem_test ghc_filesystem)
     target_compile_options(filesystem_test PRIVATE
         $<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:Clang>:-Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Wconversion -Wsign-conversion -Wpedantic -Werror>
-        $<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:GNU>:-Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Wconversion -Wsign-conversion -Wpedantic -Werror -Wno-psabi>
+        $<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:GNU>:-Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Wconversion -Wsign-conversion -Wpedantic -Wno-psabi -Werror>
         $<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>:/WX>)
     if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES MSVC)
         target_compile_definitions(filesystem_test PRIVATE _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
diff --git a/test/filesystem_test.cpp b/test/filesystem_test.cpp
index 62588f9..ffaa0c6 100644
--- a/test/filesystem_test.cpp
+++ b/test/filesystem_test.cpp
@@ -1674,6 +1674,7 @@ TEST_CASE("30.10.15.6 create_directories", "[filesystem][operations][fs.op.creat
     CHECK(fs::create_directories(p2));
     CHECK(fs::is_directory(p));
     CHECK(fs::is_directory(p2));
+    CHECK(!fs::create_directories(p2));
 #ifdef TEST_LWG_2935_BEHAVIOUR
     INFO("This test expects LWG #2935 result conformance.");
     p = t.path() / "testfile";