diff --git a/sim/ChangeLog b/sim/ChangeLog
index b601393ed3..e80f35fa7f 100644
--- a/sim/ChangeLog
+++ b/sim/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Wed Feb 10 20:12:27 1993  K. Richard Pixley  (rich@ok.cygnus.com)
+
+	* Makefile.in (endian.h): build endian.h via a temporary file so
+	  that we don't leave an incomplete file lying around on
+	  interrupted builds.
+
 Mon Feb  8 11:46:06 1993  Steve Chamberlain  (sac@thepub.cygnus.com)
 
 	* Makefile.in, configure.in: if target isn't supported, build a
diff --git a/sim/Makefile.in b/sim/Makefile.in
index dd5708caca..12faaab329 100644
--- a/sim/Makefile.in
+++ b/sim/Makefile.in
@@ -93,10 +93,11 @@ clean:  $(CLEAN)
 
 install: $(INSTALL)
 
+### build endian.h via a temporary so that interrupted builds will not
+### leave an incomplete endian.h lying around.
 endian.h: endian
-	./endian > endian.h
-
-
+	./endian > e.h
+	mv -f e.h endian.h
 
 ### none