1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 90c5a131be..53ab4b5536 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ SHELL = $(SHELL_PATH)
 
 all:: shell_compatibility_test $(ALL_PROGRAMS) $(BUILT_INS) $(OTHER_PROGRAMS) GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS
 ifneq (,$X)
-	$(foreach p,$(patsubst %$X,%,$(filter %$X,$(ALL_PROGRAMS) $(BUILT_INS) git$X)), $(RM) '$p';)
+	$(foreach p,$(patsubst %$X,%,$(filter %$X,$(ALL_PROGRAMS) $(BUILT_INS) git$X)), test '$p' -ef '$p$X' || $(RM) '$p';)
 endif
 
 all::