1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 7236014e390..6751aa48881 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -349,9 +349,11 @@ install-arch-indep: mkdir
         thisdir=`/bin/pwd`; \
         if [ `(cd ${srcdir}/info && /bin/pwd)` != `(cd ${infodir} && /bin/pwd)` ]; \
         then \
-          (cd ${srcdir}/info ; \
-           if [ ! -f ${infodir}/dir ] && [ -f dir ]; then \
-             (cd $${thisdir}; ${INSTALL_DATA} ${srcdir}/info/dir ${infodir}/dir); \
+          (cd ${infodir};  \
+           if [ ! -f dir.old ]; then mv -f dir dir.old; \
+           else mv -f dir dir.bak; fi; \
+           cd ${srcdir}/info ; \
+           (cd $${thisdir}; ${INSTALL_DATA} ${srcdir}/info/dir ${infodir}/dir); \
            fi ; \
            for f in cl* dired-x* ediff* emacs* forms* gnus* info* mh-e* sc* vip*; do \
              (cd $${thisdir}; ${INSTALL_DATA} ${srcdir}/info/$$f ${infodir}/$$f); \