diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 28f21dc53f..a9683c371b 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -12865,13 +12865,13 @@ samples:
 	(cd samples && $(MAKE) all)
 
 @COND_USE_XRC_1@wxrc: $(__monodll___depname) $(__monolib___depname) $(__basedll___depname) $(__baselib___depname) $(__xmldll___depname) $(__xmllib___depname)
-@COND_USE_XRC_1@	(if test -d utils/wxrc ; then cd utils/wxrc && $(MAKE) all ; fi)
+@COND_USE_XRC_1@	(if test -f utils/wxrc/Makefile ; then cd utils/wxrc && $(MAKE) all ; fi)
 
 @COND_USE_XRC_1@clean-wxrc: 
-@COND_USE_XRC_1@	(if test -d utils/wxrc ; then cd utils/wxrc && $(MAKE) clean ; fi)
+@COND_USE_XRC_1@	(if test -f utils/wxrc/Makefile ; then cd utils/wxrc && $(MAKE) clean ; fi)
 
 @COND_USE_XRC_1@install-wxrc: $(__wxrc___depname)
-@COND_USE_XRC_1@	(if test -d utils/wxrc ; then cd utils/wxrc && $(MAKE) install ; fi)
+@COND_USE_XRC_1@	(if test -f utils/wxrc/Makefile ; then cd utils/wxrc && $(MAKE) install ; fi)
 
 install-wxconfig: 
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
diff --git a/build/bakefiles/wx.bkl b/build/bakefiles/wx.bkl
index 28d65333d6..58e38626de 100644
--- a/build/bakefiles/wx.bkl
+++ b/build/bakefiles/wx.bkl
@@ -61,20 +61,20 @@
             <depends>xmllib</depends>
 
             <command>
-                (if test -d utils/wxrc ; then cd utils/wxrc &amp;&amp; $(DOLLAR)(MAKE) all ; fi)
+                (if test -f utils/wxrc/Makefile ; then cd utils/wxrc &amp;&amp; $(DOLLAR)(MAKE) all ; fi)
             </command>
         </action>
         <action id="clean-wxrc" cond="USE_XRC=='1'">
             <dependency-of>clean</dependency-of>
             <command>
-                (if test -d utils/wxrc ; then cd utils/wxrc &amp;&amp; $(DOLLAR)(MAKE) clean ; fi)
+                (if test -f utils/wxrc/Makefile ; then cd utils/wxrc &amp;&amp; $(DOLLAR)(MAKE) clean ; fi)
             </command>
         </action>
         <action id="install-wxrc" cond="USE_XRC=='1'">
             <dependency-of>install</dependency-of>
             <depends>wxrc</depends>
             <command>
-                (if test -d utils/wxrc ; then cd utils/wxrc &amp;&amp; $(DOLLAR)(MAKE) install ; fi)
+                (if test -f utils/wxrc/Makefile ; then cd utils/wxrc &amp;&amp; $(DOLLAR)(MAKE) install ; fi)
             </command>
         </action>