diff --git a/build/fastgen.sh b/build/fastgen.sh
index 2f191e5d21c..803695a5363 100755
--- a/build/fastgen.sh
+++ b/build/fastgen.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 # EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #
 ##############################################################################
-# $Id: fastgen.sh,v 1.5 2000-05-04 17:50:32 sas Exp $ 
+# $Id: fastgen.sh,v 1.6 2000-05-12 07:37:42 sas Exp $ 
 #
 
 srcdir=$1
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ for makefile in $@; do
   echo "creating $makefile"
 # portable dirname
   dir=`echo $makefile|sed 's%/*[^/][^/]*$%%'`
-  test -d "$dir/" || $mkdir_p "$dir/"
+  $mkdir_p "$dir/"
 
   (cat <<EOF
 top_srcdir   = $top_srcdir
diff --git a/dynlib.m4 b/dynlib.m4
index fb3c70a7016..77c607c25cb 100644
--- a/dynlib.m4
+++ b/dynlib.m4
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ AC_DEFUN(LIB_BUILD,[
   lib_makefile="$1/libs.mk"
   lib_target=""
   
-  test -d $1 || $php_shtool mkdir -p $1
+  $php_shtool mkdir -p $1
   cat >$lib_makefile<<EOF
 LTLIBRARY_OBJECTS = \$(LTLIBRARY_SOURCES:.c=.lo)
 LTLIBRARY_SHARED_OBJECTS = \$(LTLIBRARY_OBJECTS:.lo=.slo)