diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/file.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/file.php
index e8fb7a6951..bfd32ec899 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/file.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/file.php
@@ -1707,7 +1707,7 @@ function _unzip_file_ziparchive( $file, $to, $needed_dirs = array() ) {
 	foreach ( $needed_dirs as $_dir ) {
 		// Only check to see if the Dir exists upon creation failure. Less I/O this way.
 		if ( ! $wp_filesystem->mkdir( $_dir, FS_CHMOD_DIR ) && ! $wp_filesystem->is_dir( $_dir ) ) {
-			return new WP_Error( 'mkdir_failed_ziparchive', __( 'Could not create directory.' ), substr( $_dir, strlen( $to ) ) );
+			return new WP_Error( 'mkdir_failed_ziparchive', __( 'Could not create directory.' ), $_dir );
 		}
 	}
 	unset( $needed_dirs );
@@ -1848,7 +1848,7 @@ function _unzip_file_pclzip( $file, $to, $needed_dirs = array() ) {
 	foreach ( $needed_dirs as $_dir ) {
 		// Only check to see if the dir exists upon creation failure. Less I/O this way.
 		if ( ! $wp_filesystem->mkdir( $_dir, FS_CHMOD_DIR ) && ! $wp_filesystem->is_dir( $_dir ) ) {
-			return new WP_Error( 'mkdir_failed_pclzip', __( 'Could not create directory.' ), substr( $_dir, strlen( $to ) ) );
+			return new WP_Error( 'mkdir_failed_pclzip', __( 'Could not create directory.' ), $_dir );
 		}
 	}
 	unset( $needed_dirs );