2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f113b74a9b..fa53b60880 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2007-08-25  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@redhat.com>
 
+	* Makerules: Use -p option with mkdir.
+
 	* nis/nis_xdr.c (_xdr_nis_server): Work around gcc alias warning.
 	(_xdr_directory_obj): Likewise.
 	(xdr_entry_obj): Likewise.
diff --git a/Makerules b/Makerules
index efd2fba58d..db83b24ffe 100644
--- a/Makerules
+++ b/Makerules
@@ -732,7 +732,9 @@ MAKEFLAGS := $(MAKEFLAGS)r
 # Generic rule for making directories.
 %/:
 # mkdir isn't smart enough to strip a trailing /.
-	mkdir $(@:%/=%)
+# We always require a mkdir which supports the -p option to avoid error
+# messages in case of races.
+	mkdir -p $(@:%/=%)
 
 # Make sure that object files are not removed
 # when they are intermediates between sources and library members.