diff --git a/jdk/test/sun/management/jdp/JdpTest.sh b/jdk/test/sun/management/jdp/JdpTest.sh
index 764a19f2595..b92f6e9d0d3 100644
--- a/jdk/test/sun/management/jdp/JdpTest.sh
+++ b/jdk/test/sun/management/jdp/JdpTest.sh
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ _logname=".classes/output.txt"
 _last_pid=""
 
 
-_compile(){
+_do_compile(){
     # If the test run without JTReg, we have to compile it by our self
     # Under JTReg see @compile statement above
     # sun.* packages is not included to symbol file lib/ct.sym so we have 
     # to ignore it
 
-    if [ ! -e ${_testclasses} ]
+    if [ ! -f ${_testclasses} ]
     then
 	  mkdir -p ${_testclasses}
     fi   
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ _compile(){
                                              JdpClient.java
 
    
-    if [ ! -e ${_testclasses}/JdpDoSomething.class -o ! -e ${_testclasses}/JdpClient.class -o ! -e ${_testclasses}/JdpUnitTest.class ]
+    if [ ! -f ${_testclasses}/JdpDoSomething.class -o ! -f ${_testclasses}/JdpClient.class -o ! -f ${_testclasses}/JdpUnitTest.class ]
     then
       echo "ERROR: Can't compile"
       exit -1
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ done
 
 if [ ${_compile} = "yes" ]
 then
- _compile
+ _do_compile
 fi
 
 if [ ${_jtreg} = "yes" ]