diff --git a/java/Makefile b/java/Makefile
index 33e47a8fd..52e802d5a 100644
--- a/java/Makefile
+++ b/java/Makefile
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ column_family_sample: java
 	$(AM_V_at)@rm -rf /tmp/rocksdbjni
 
 resolve_test_deps:
-	test -s "$(JAVA_TEST_LIBDIR)" || mkdir -p "$(JAVA_TEST_LIBDIR)"
+	test -d "$(JAVA_TEST_LIBDIR)" || mkdir -p "$(JAVA_TEST_LIBDIR)"
 	test -s "$(JAVA_JUNIT_JAR)" || cp $(MVN_LOCAL)/junit/junit/4.12/junit-4.12.jar $(JAVA_TEST_LIBDIR) || curl -k -L -o $(JAVA_JUNIT_JAR) http://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=junit/junit/4.12/junit-4.12.jar
 	test -s "$(JAVA_HAMCR_JAR)" || cp $(MVN_LOCAL)/org/hamcrest/hamcrest-core/1.3/hamcrest-core-1.3.jar $(JAVA_TEST_LIBDIR) || curl -k -L -o $(JAVA_HAMCR_JAR) http://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=org/hamcrest/hamcrest-core/1.3/hamcrest-core-1.3.jar
 	test -s "$(JAVA_MOCKITO_JAR)" || cp $(MVN_LOCAL)/org/mockito/mockito-all/1.10.19/mockito-all-1.10.19.jar $(JAVA_TEST_LIBDIR) || curl -k -L -o "$(JAVA_MOCKITO_JAR)" http://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=org/mockito/mockito-all/1.10.19/mockito-all-1.10.19.jar