diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 03adcb5a48..1094a55771 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2342,7 +2342,7 @@ profile-fast: profile-clean
 
 all:: $(ALL_COMMANDS_TO_INSTALL) $(SCRIPT_LIB) $(OTHER_PROGRAMS) GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS
 ifneq (,$X)
-	$(QUIET_BUILT_IN)$(foreach p,$(patsubst %$X,%,$(filter %$X,$(ALL_COMMANDS_TO_INSTALL) $(OTHER_PROGRAMS))), test -d '$p' -o '$p' -ef '$p$X' || $(RM) '$p';)
+	$(QUIET_BUILT_IN)$(foreach p,$(patsubst %$X,%,$(filter %$X,$(ALL_COMMANDS_TO_INSTALL) $(OTHER_PROGRAMS))), if test ! -d '$p' && test ! '$p' -ef '$p$X'; then $(RM) '$p'; fi;)
 endif
 
 all::