diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b5494cf8e3..a7e63c5a10 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Sun May 31 15:35:33 PDT 1998 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
+
+	* gimptool.in: use test -r instead of test -e for portability
+
 Sun May 31 08:03:54 EDT 1998  Matthew Wilson  <msw@gimp.org>
 
 	* plug-ins/exchange/exchange.c: fix from sjburges to stop
diff --git a/gimptool-1.2.in b/gimptool-1.2.in
index a3621e38d3..3a97cd0204 100644
--- a/gimptool-1.2.in
+++ b/gimptool-1.2.in
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
       esac
       shift
       if test "x$1" != "x"; then
-        if test -e "$1"; then
+        if test -r "$1"; then
           cmd="$install_cmd $1 $install_dir/$1"
           echo $cmd
           exec $cmd
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
       fi
       shift
       if test "x$1" != "x"; then
-        if test -e "$1"; then
+        if test -r "$1"; then
           cmd="$cc $cflags $includes `$gtk_config --cflags` -o $install_dir/`echo $1|sed 's/\.[^\.]*$//'` $1 -L@libdir@ -lgimpui -lgimp `$gtk_config --libs`"
           echo $cmd
           exec $cmd
diff --git a/gimptool.in b/gimptool.in
index a3621e38d3..3a97cd0204 100644
--- a/gimptool.in
+++ b/gimptool.in
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
       esac
       shift
       if test "x$1" != "x"; then
-        if test -e "$1"; then
+        if test -r "$1"; then
           cmd="$install_cmd $1 $install_dir/$1"
           echo $cmd
           exec $cmd
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
       fi
       shift
       if test "x$1" != "x"; then
-        if test -e "$1"; then
+        if test -r "$1"; then
           cmd="$cc $cflags $includes `$gtk_config --cflags` -o $install_dir/`echo $1|sed 's/\.[^\.]*$//'` $1 -L@libdir@ -lgimpui -lgimp `$gtk_config --libs`"
           echo $cmd
           exec $cmd