diff --git a/gas/config/.Sanitize b/gas/config/.Sanitize
index 3338e40863..b1716c5c24 100644
--- a/gas/config/.Sanitize
+++ b/gas/config/.Sanitize
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ v850e_files="tc-v850.c tc-v850.h"
 if ( echo $* | grep keep\-v850e > /dev/null ) ; then
  if ( echo $* | grep keep\-v850eq > /dev/null ) ; then
 	for i in $v850e_files ; do
-		if test ! -f $i && (grep sanitize-v850eq $i > /dev/null) ; then
+		if test -f $i && (grep sanitize-v850eq $i > /dev/null) ; then
 			if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
 				echo Keeping v850e and v850eq stuff in $i
 			fi
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ if ( echo $* | grep keep\-v850e > /dev/null ) ; then
 	done
  else
 	for i in $v850e_files ; do
-		if test ! -r $i && (grep sanitize-v850eq $i > /dev/null) ; then
+		if test -r $i && (grep sanitize-v850eq $i > /dev/null) ; then
 			if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
 				echo Removing traces of \"v850eq\" from $i...
 			fi
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ if ( echo $* | grep keep\-v850e > /dev/null ) ; then
 else
  if ( echo $* | grep keep\-v850eq > /dev/null ) ; then
 	for i in $v850e_files ; do
-		if test ! -f $i && (grep sanitize-v850eq $i > /dev/null) ; then
+		if test -f $i && (grep sanitize-v850eq $i > /dev/null) ; then
 			if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
 				echo Keeping v850e and v850eq stuff in $i
 			fi
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ else
 	done
  else
 	for i in $v850e_files ; do
-		if test ! -r $i && (grep sanitize-v850e $i > /dev/null) ; then
+		if test -r $i && (grep sanitize-v850e $i > /dev/null) ; then
 			if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
 				echo Removing traces of \"v850e\" from $i...
 			fi
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ else
 			fi
 			mv new $i
 		fi
-		if test ! -r $i && (grep sanitize-v850eq $i > /dev/null) ; then
+		if test -r $i && (grep sanitize-v850eq $i > /dev/null) ; then
 			if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
 				echo Removing traces of \"v850eq\" from $i...
 			fi