1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/update-subdirs b/update-subdirs
index fa66a2b05db..801b15003da 100755
--- a/update-subdirs
+++ b/update-subdirs
@@ -36,8 +36,11 @@ done
 if [ "x$subdirs" = x ]; then
   rm -f subdirs.el
 else
+
+  echo ";; -*- no-byte-compile: t -*-" > subdirs.el
+
   echo ";; In load-path, after this directory should come
-;; certain of its subdirectories.  Here we specify them." > subdirs.el
+;; certain of its subdirectories.  Here we specify them." >> subdirs.el
 
   echo "(normal-top-level-add-to-load-path '($subdirs))" >> subdirs.el
 fi