diff --git a/lrztar b/lrztar
index 99118c8..71cc375 100755
--- a/lrztar
+++ b/lrztar
@@ -91,7 +91,11 @@ Notice:
                     "$i"
             return 1
         }
-        mkdir -p "$i" &> /dev/null
+        if ((v_O)); then
+            mkdir -p "$i" &> /dev/null
+        else
+            i="./"
+        fi
         [ ! -z "$s" ] && {
             lrzcat ${p[@]// /\\ } "$s" | tar x -C "$i"
             x=$?