diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f56ff7a61..914995c9f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 20030912
  - (tim) [regress/agent-ptrace.sh] sh doesn't like "if ! shell_function; then".
+ - (tim) [Makefile.in] only mkdir regress if it does not exist.
 
 20030911
  - (dtucker) [configure.ac] Bug #588, #615: Move other libgen tests to after
@@ -1073,4 +1074,4 @@
  - Fix sshd BindAddress and -b options for systems using fake-getaddrinfo.
    Report from murple@murple.net, diagnosis from dtucker@zip.com.au
 
-$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.2983 2003/09/12 18:20:32 tim Exp $
+$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.2984 2003/09/12 20:02:16 tim Exp $
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 5d72ee999..c10b1e779 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: Makefile.in,v 1.247 2003/09/07 02:34:54 dtucker Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile.in,v 1.248 2003/09/12 20:02:16 tim Exp $
 
 # uncomment if you run a non bourne compatable shell. Ie. csh
 #SHELL = @SH@
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ uninstall:
 
 tests:	$(TARGETS)
 	BUILDDIR=`pwd`; \
-	mkdir -p `pwd`/regress; \
+	[ -d `pwd`/regress ]  ||  mkdir -p `pwd`/regress; \
 	TEST_SSH_SSH="$${BUILDDIR}/ssh"; \
 	TEST_SSH_SSHD="$${BUILDDIR}/sshd"; \
 	TEST_SSH_SSHAGENT="$${BUILDDIR}/ssh-agent"; \