diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/sh/simsh4/tools/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/libbsp/sh/simsh4/tools/ChangeLog
index 425212a5b4..ae5970fc3e 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/sh/simsh4/tools/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/sh/simsh4/tools/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-12-11	Ralf Corsepius <corsepiu@faw.uni-ulm.de>
+
+	* Makefile.am: Misc cleanups and fixes.
+	* configure.ac: Require automake 1.7.2.
+
 2003-08-21	Ralf Corsepius <corsepiu@faw.uni-ulm.de>
 
 	* ChangeLog: New.
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/sh/simsh4/tools/Makefile.am b/c/src/lib/libbsp/sh/simsh4/tools/Makefile.am
index b3b00c8f7f..deafb62c35 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/sh/simsh4/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/sh/simsh4/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -8,15 +8,17 @@ transform =
 bsptools_bindir = ${exec_prefix}/@RTEMS_BSP@/tests
 bsptools_bin_SCRIPTS = runtest
 
-TMPINSTALL_FILES = $(PROJECT_ROOT)/@RTEMS_BSP@/tests \
-    $(PROJECT_ROOT)/@RTEMS_BSP@/tests/runtest
-
-$(PROJECT_ROOT)/@RTEMS_BSP@/tests:
-	$(mkinstalldirs) $@
-
-$(PROJECT_ROOT)/@RTEMS_BSP@/tests/runtest: runtest
-	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) $< $@
-
 all-local: $(TMPINSTALL_FILES)
 
+TMPINSTALL_FILES =
+
+$(PROJECT_ROOT)/@RTEMS_BSP@/tests/$(dirstamp):
+	@$(mkinstalldirs) $(PROJECT_ROOT)/@RTEMS_BSP@/tests
+	@: > $(PROJECT_ROOT)/@RTEMS_BSP@/tests/$(dirstamp)
+TMPINSTALL_FILES += $(PROJECT_ROOT)/@RTEMS_BSP@/tests/$(dirstamp)
+
+$(PROJECT_ROOT)/@RTEMS_BSP@/tests/runtest: runtest $(PROJECT_ROOT)/@RTEMS_BSP@/tests/$(dirstamp)
+	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) $< $(PROJECT_ROOT)/@RTEMS_BSP@/tests/runtest
+TMPINSTALL_FILES += $(PROJECT_ROOT)/@RTEMS_BSP@/tests/runtest
+
 include $(top_srcdir)/../../../../../automake/host.am
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/sh/simsh4/tools/configure.ac b/c/src/lib/libbsp/sh/simsh4/tools/configure.ac
index a6966687ba..e6b420ad69 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/sh/simsh4/tools/configure.ac
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/sh/simsh4/tools/configure.ac
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ RTEMS_TOP(../../../../../../..)
 AC_ARG_VAR([RTEMS_BSP],[])
 RTEMS_CANONICAL_TARGET_CPU
 
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([no-define foreign 1.7.6])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([no-define foreign 1.7.2])
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 
 RTEMS_PROJECT_ROOT