diff --git a/bin/package b/bin/package
index 4082d4408..9fd3c8c0a 100755
--- a/bin/package
+++ b/bin/package
@@ -5848,7 +5848,7 @@ cat $j $k
 	for	var in CC CCFLAGS CCLDFLAGS LDFLAGS KSH_RELFLAGS
 	do	store=$INSTALLROOT/lib/package/gen/$var
 		eval "new=\$$var"
-		if	test -e $store
+		if	test -f $store
 		then	old=`cat $store`
 			case $old in
 			"$new")	;;
diff --git a/src/cmd/INIT/package.sh b/src/cmd/INIT/package.sh
index 4082d4408..9fd3c8c0a 100644
--- a/src/cmd/INIT/package.sh
+++ b/src/cmd/INIT/package.sh
@@ -5848,7 +5848,7 @@ cat $j $k
 	for	var in CC CCFLAGS CCLDFLAGS LDFLAGS KSH_RELFLAGS
 	do	store=$INSTALLROOT/lib/package/gen/$var
 		eval "new=\$$var"
-		if	test -e $store
+		if	test -f $store
 		then	old=`cat $store`
 			case $old in
 			"$new")	;;