1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 95bf860d..aef6baac 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ toplevel_check $srcfile
 
 # autopoint
 #    older autopoint (< 0.12) has a tendency to complain about mkinstalldirs
-if test -e mkinstalldirs; then rm mkinstalldirs; fi
+if test -x mkinstalldirs; then rm mkinstalldirs; fi
 #    first remove patch if necessary, then run autopoint, then reapply
 if test -f po/Makefile.in.in;
 then