--- glibc-2.11/manual/Makefile	2010-12-01 19:13:11.886211215 -0500
+++ glibc-2.11/manual/Makefile	2010-12-01 19:13:18.721754934 -0500
@@ -232,7 +232,11 @@
 .PHONY: stubs
 stubs: $(objpfx)stubs
 endif
-$(objpfx)stubs ../po/manual.pot $(objpfx)stamp%:
+$(objpfx)stubs ../po/manual.pot:
+	$(make-target-directory)
+	touch $@
+
+$(objpfx)stamp%:
 	$(make-target-directory)
 	touch $@