diff --git a/sanitize-la.sh b/sanitize-la.sh
index 9bc0ba2b3f..0f8cb63b3f 100755
--- a/sanitize-la.sh
+++ b/sanitize-la.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-sed "s/dependency_libs=.*/dependency_libs=''/" < $1 > $1T && mv $1T $1
+if [ -f $1 ]; then
+    sed "s/dependency_libs=.*/dependency_libs=''/" < $1 > $1T && mv $1T $1
+fi
+