diff --git a/make/upload.mk b/make/upload.mk
index fd1937f7..fb0a5003 100644
--- a/make/upload.mk
+++ b/make/upload.mk
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ rsync_ssh\://% ftp\://% scp\://%:
 upload.dist: $(UPLOAD_FILES)
 ifneq ($(UPLOAD_LAST_VERSION),$(VERSION))
 	make $(REMOTE_TARGETS)
+ifeq ($(UPLOAD_TEST_PREFIX),)
 	echo $(VERSION) > $(UPLOAD_LAST_VERSION_FILE)
 	cvs commit -m "o $(VERSION)" $(UPLOAD_LAST_VERSION_FILE)
+endif
 endif
 	touch $@.done