1 files changed, 14 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 5410bbdaff8..5073bbf4034 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -338,15 +338,21 @@ install-arch-indep: mkdir
         done
         -rm -f ${lispdir}/subdirs.el
         $(srcdir)/update-subdirs ${lispdir}
-        -rm -f ${datadir}/emacs/${version}/site-lisp/subdirs.el
-        -(echo "(if (fboundp 'normal-top-level-add-subdirs-to-load-path)"; \
-         echo "    (normal-top-level-add-subdirs-to-load-path))") \
-          > ${datadir}/emacs/${version}/site-lisp/subdirs.el
+        if [ -f ${datadir}/emacs/${version}/site-lisp/subdirs.el ]; \
+        then true; \
+        else \
+          (echo "(if (fboundp 'normal-top-level-add-subdirs-to-load-path)"; \
+           echo "    (normal-top-level-add-subdirs-to-load-path))") \
+            > ${datadir}/emacs/${version}/site-lisp/subdirs.el \
+        fi
         chmod a+r ${datadir}/emacs/${version}/site-lisp/subdirs.el
-        -rm -f ${datadir}/emacs/site-lisp/subdirs.el
-        -(echo "(if (fboundp 'normal-top-level-add-subdirs-to-load-path)"; \
-         echo "    (normal-top-level-add-subdirs-to-load-path))") \
-          > ${datadir}/emacs/site-lisp/subdirs.el
+        if [ -f ${datadir}/emacs/site-lisp/subdirs.el ]; \
+        then true; \
+        else \
+          (echo "(if (fboundp 'normal-top-level-add-subdirs-to-load-path)"; \
+           echo "    (normal-top-level-add-subdirs-to-load-path))") \
+            > ${datadir}/emacs/site-lisp/subdirs.el \
+        fi
         chmod a+r ${datadir}/emacs/site-lisp/subdirs.el
         if [ `(cd ./etc; /bin/pwd)` != `(cd ${docdir}; /bin/pwd)` ]; \
         then \