diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index 62817913a7..7bf9dc8b8b 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@
    past entries belonging to author(s): Viktor Szakats.
 */
 
+2009-08-21 13:46 UTC+0200 Viktor Szakats (harbour.01 syenar.hu)
+  * config/os2/gcc.mk
+    % Using $(wildcard) instead of echo trick to delete target lib.
+      Please test. I don't have access to OS/2.
+    ; 'if exist' and 'if not exist' are now only used from
+      globsh.mk nt and os2 shell sections.
+    ; TOFIX: $(COMSPEC) still in OS/2 section. Test results would be
+             welcome without it.
+
 2009-08-21 13:34 UTC+0200 Viktor Szakats (harbour.01 syenar.hu)
   * config/win/bcc.mk
   * config/win/watcom.mk
diff --git a/harbour/config/os2/gcc.mk b/harbour/config/os2/gcc.mk
index 2d8fdda28e..fd7de41ffa 100644
--- a/harbour/config/os2/gcc.mk
+++ b/harbour/config/os2/gcc.mk
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ endif
 # We have to use a script to overcome the AR limit of max 850 characters
 # in commmand line
 define create_library
-   if exist $(subst /,$(DIRSEP),$(LIB_FILE)) $(RM) $(subst /,$(DIRSEP),$(LIB_FILE))
+   $(if $(wildcard $(subst /,$(DIRSEP),$(LIB_FILE))),@$(RM) $(subst /,$(DIRSEP),$(LIB_FILE)),)
    @$(ECHO) CREATE $(LIB_DIR)/$@ > __lib__.tmp
    for %i in ( *$(OBJ_EXT) ) do @$(ECHO) ADDMOD %i >> __lib__.tmp
    @$(ECHO) SAVE >> __lib__.tmp