diff --git a/pre_commit/prefixed_command_runner.py b/pre_commit/prefixed_command_runner.py
index c97ff07d..bee77016 100644
--- a/pre_commit/prefixed_command_runner.py
+++ b/pre_commit/prefixed_command_runner.py
@@ -79,4 +79,8 @@ class PrefixedCommandRunner(object):
         """Constructs a new command runner from an existing one by appending
         `path_end` to the command runner's prefix directory.
         """
-        return cls(command_runner.path(path_end), popen=command_runner.__popen)
+        return cls(
+            command_runner.path(path_end),
+            popen=command_runner.__popen,
+            makedirs=command_runner.__makedirs,
+        )
diff --git a/tests/hooks_workspace_test.py b/tests/hooks_workspace_test.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/tests/prefixed_command_runner_test.py b/tests/prefixed_command_runner_test.py
index f75bb8a6..987b9414 100644
--- a/tests/prefixed_command_runner_test.py
+++ b/tests/prefixed_command_runner_test.py
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ def test_from_command_runner_preserves_popen(popen_mock, makedirs_mock):
         stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
         stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
     )
+    makedirs_mock.assert_called_once_with('foo/bar/')
 
 
 def test_create_path_if_not_exists(tmpdir):