diff --git a/opcodes/.Sanitize b/opcodes/.Sanitize
index e3a074f246..ff90ec6c90 100644
--- a/opcodes/.Sanitize
+++ b/opcodes/.Sanitize
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ fi
 v850e_files="ChangeLog Makefile.in Makefile.am configure.in configure disassemble.c v850-opc.c v850-dis.c"
 if ( echo $* | grep keep\-v850e > /dev/null ) ; then
 	for i in $v850e_files ; do
-		if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-v850e $i > /dev/null) ; then
+		if test -f $i && (grep sanitize-v850e $i > /dev/null) ; then
 			if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
 				echo Keeping v850e stuff in $i
 			fi
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ if ( echo $* | grep keep\-v850e > /dev/null ) ; then
 	done
 else
 	for i in $v850e_files ; do
-		if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-v850e $i > /dev/null) ; then
+		if test -f $i && (grep sanitize-v850e $i > /dev/null) ; then
 			if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
 				echo Removing traces of \"v850e\" from $i...
 			fi
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ else
 fi
 if ( echo $* | grep keep\-v850eq > /dev/null ) ; then
 	for i in $v850e_files ; do
-		if test ! -d $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 v850eq stuff in $i
 			fi
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ if ( echo $* | grep keep\-v850eq > /dev/null ) ; then
 	done
 else
 	for i in $v850e_files ; do
-		if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-v850eq $i > /dev/null) ; then
+		if test -f $i && (grep sanitize-v850eq $i > /dev/null) ; then
 			if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
 				echo Removing traces of \"v850eq\" from $i...
 			fi