diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
index 9a5bbcbe04..90c1490c32 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ Release 0.23.2 - UNRELEASED
 
     HDFS-2764. TestBackupNode is racy. (atm)
 
+    HDFS-2869. Fix an error in the webhdfs docs for the mkdir op (harsh)
+
 Release 0.23.1 - 2012-02-08 
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/docs/src/documentation/content/xdocs/webhdfs.xml b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/docs/src/documentation/content/xdocs/webhdfs.xml
index 32a26f0c4a..43764ca275 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/docs/src/documentation/content/xdocs/webhdfs.xml
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/docs/src/documentation/content/xdocs/webhdfs.xml
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ Hello, webhdfs user!
 <ul>
   <li>Submit a HTTP PUT request.
     <source>
-curl -i -X PUT "http://&lt;HOST&gt;:&lt;PORT&gt;/&lt;PATH&gt;?op=MKDIRS[&amp;permission=&lt;OCTAL&gt;]"
+        curl -i -X PUT "http://&lt;HOST&gt;:&lt;PORT&gt;/webhdfs/v1/&lt;PATH&gt;?op=MKDIRS[&amp;permission=&lt;OCTAL&gt;]"
     </source>
 The client receives a response with a <a href="#boolean"><code>boolean</code> JSON object</a>:
     <source>