diff --git a/contrib/ChangeLog b/contrib/ChangeLog
index edd26aaaae587144855367a198443687556a5bea..6854e5745a58fb4fa6f15b2e9a86ac4178d635f2 100644
--- a/contrib/ChangeLog
+++ b/contrib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-05-14  Loren J. Rittle  <ljrittle@acm.org>
+
+	* gcc_update (touch_files): Enhance make portability.
+
 2001-05-14  Alexandre Oliva  <aoliva@redhat.com>
 
 	* gcc_update (touch_files): Use a Makefile to touch files.
diff --git a/contrib/gcc_update b/contrib/gcc_update
index 5960e37394489323e05f693f1b9babf4a1a7d49a..3db162421a2af188b310a35a50d65800bc0747c9 100755
--- a/contrib/gcc_update
+++ b/contrib/gcc_update
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ touch_files () {
     files_and_dependencies | sed 's, ,: ,' >> Makefile.$$
     files_and_dependencies | sed 's, .*, \\,' >> Makefile.$$
     echo ':' >> Makefile.$$
-    echo '	@for f in $?; do test ! -f $$f && exit 0; done; \' >> Makefile.$$
+    echo '	@for f in $?; do test ! -f $$f && exit 0; true; done; \' >> Makefile.$$
     echo '	echo Touching $@...; \' >> Makefile.$$
     echo '	echo Touching $@... 1>&2; \' >> Makefile.$$
     echo '	touch $@' >> Makefile.$$