--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -219,7 +219,10 @@
 
 if test "x$UUCPLOCK" != x
 then
-	if test -d $UUCPLOCK
+	dnl If a lock directory was manually specified, do not test it actually,
+	dnl as that might not be true during a chroot build, and the
+	dnl packager is responsible for making sure it exists at runtime.
+	if true
 	then
 		AC_MSG_RESULT($UUCPLOCK)
 		AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(UUCPLOCK, "$UUCPLOCK", [Lock directory])