diff --git a/components/vfs/spec/dir_spec.rb b/components/vfs/spec/dir_spec.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/components/vfs/spec/dir_spec.rb
+++ b/components/vfs/spec/dir_spec.rb
@@ -185,6 +185,20 @@ describe "Dir extensions for VFS" do
         }.should_not raise_error
       end
 
+      it "should mkdir" do
+        lambda {
+          Dir.mkdir("#{prefix}/should_mkdir_#{style}")
+        }.should_not raise_error
+      end
+
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "mkdir" do
+    xit "should mkdir inside vfs archive" do
+      lambda {
+        Dir.mkdir("#{@archive1_path}/should_mkdir_inside_vfs_archive")
+      }.should_not raise_error
     end
   end
Add disabled spec for TORQUE-<I>

This also includes some basic specs around the existing Dir.mkdir
functionality.