2 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 16a31f881f..b21feb48ed 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 Sun Jun 16 03:22:49 1996  Roland McGrath  <roland@delasyd.gnu.ai.mit.edu>
 
+	* Make-dist (subdir): Make empty value really empty.
+
 	* version.h (VERSION): Update to 1.91.
 
 	* hurd/hurdinit.c (map0): Remove [!PIC] conditional.
diff --git a/Make-dist b/Make-dist
index 01ef9c5b8e..f699929260 100644
--- a/Make-dist
+++ b/Make-dist
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 dist:
 
+# Make the value empty so ifdef fails if it's $(-subdir).
+subdir := $(subdir)
 ifdef subdir
 .. := ../
 else