diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d35fe370dc..d1d1e2a8b1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2004-02-22  Benjamin Otte  <otte@gnome.org>
+
+	reported by: Padraig O'Briain <padraig.obriain@sun.com>
+
+	* autogen.sh:
+	  replace test -e with test -x for mkinstalldirs to be more portable.
+	  (fixes #134816)
+
 2004-02-22  Benjamin Otte  <otte@gnome.org>
 
 	reported by: Stefan Kost <kost@imn.htwk-leipzig.de>
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 95bf860d11..aef6baacff 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