--- a/misc/Makefile.in.orig	Sat Jun 30 16:57:47 2007
+++ b/misc/Makefile.in	Sat Jun 30 16:58:17 2007
@@ -295,11 +295,9 @@
 		echo "	INSTALL_DATA $(man5dir)/$$i"; \
 		$(INSTALL_DATA) $$i $(DESTDIR)$(man5dir)/$$i; \
 	done
-	@if ! test -f $(DESTDIR)$(root_sysconfdir)/mke2fs.conf; then \
 		echo "	INSTALL_DATA $(root_sysconfdir)/mke2fs.conf"; \
 		$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/mke2fs.conf \
-			$(DESTDIR)$(root_sysconfdir)/mke2fs.conf; \
-	fi
+			$(DESTDIR)$(root_sysconfdir)/mke2fs.conf.dist; \
 
 install-strip: install
 	@for i in $(SPROGS); do \