diff --git a/util/acc_build_common b/util/acc_build_common
index 5266071990..049119d633 100755
--- a/util/acc_build_common
+++ b/util/acc_build_common
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ if ( [ "${1}" == "-debug" ] || [ "${1}" == "-production" ] ) ; then
         func_set_fortran_flags
       [ "${PROJ_DIR_NAME}" == "LAPACK95" ] || func_make_build_directory
       func_set_LD_LIBRARY_PATH 
-      func_install_utilities
+      [ -d ${BASE_DIR}/gnu_utilities_src ] && func_install_utilities
 
       echo -e "\nThe search PATH is: ${PATH}\n"
       echo -e "\nThe search LD_LIBRARY_PATH is: ${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}\n"      
diff --git a/util/dist_source_me b/util/dist_source_me
index 0e94cd4290..866d388f97 100644
--- a/util/dist_source_me
+++ b/util/dist_source_me
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------
 func_is_dir_toplevel () {
 
-    DIST_TOPLEVEL_CHECKLIST="bmad build_system util gnu_utilities_src"
+    DIST_TOPLEVEL_CHECKLIST="bmad build_system util"
     TESTDIR=${1}
     RETVAL="Y"