1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index 10b2da319b2..0613a0dbed4 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -629,7 +629,9 @@ $(libsrc)/make-fingerprint$(EXEEXT): $(libsrc)/make-fingerprint.c $(lib)/libgnu.
         $(MAKE) -C $(libsrc) make-fingerprint$(EXEEXT)
 
 fingerprint.c: temacs.in$(EXEEXT) $(libsrc)/make-fingerprint$(EXEEXT)
-        $(libsrc)/make-fingerprint$(EXEEXT) temacs.in$(EXEEXT) > fingerprint.c
+        $(AM_V_GEN)$(libsrc)/make-fingerprint$(EXEEXT) temacs.in$(EXEEXT) \
+          >$@.tmp
+        $(AM_V_at)mv $@.tmp $@
 
 ## We have to create $(etc) here because init_cmdargs tests its
 ## existence when setting Vinstallation_directory (FIXME?).