1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/miscutils/make.c b/miscutils/make.c
index bd3b23f21..8d953f9fc 100644
--- a/miscutils/make.c
+++ b/miscutils/make.c
@@ -2073,23 +2073,27 @@ input(FILE *fd, int ilevel)
                         if (ilevel > 16)
                                 error("too many includes");
 
+                        count = 0;
                         q = expanded = expand_macros(p + 7, FALSE);
                         while ((p = gettok(&q)) != NULL) {
                                 FILE *ifd;
 
+                                ++count;
                                 if (!POSIX_2017) {
                                         // Try to create include file or bring it up-to-date
                                         opts |= OPT_include;
                                         make(newname(p), 1);
                                         opts &= ~OPT_include;
                                 }
-                                makefile = p;
                                 if ((ifd = fopen(p, "r")) == NULL) {
                                         if (!minus)
                                                 error("can't open include file '%s'", p);
                                 } else {
+                                        makefile = p;
                                         input(ifd, ilevel + 1);
                                         fclose(ifd);
+                                        makefile = old_makefile;
+                                        lineno = old_lineno;
                                 }
                                 if (POSIX_2017)
                                         break;
@@ -2100,14 +2104,11 @@ input(FILE *fd, int ilevel)
                                 if (p == NULL || gettok(&q)) {
                                         error("one include file per line");
                                 }
-                        } else if (makefile == old_makefile) {
+                        } else if (count == 0) {
                                 // In POSIX 2024 no include file is unspecified behaviour.
                                 if (posix)
                                         error("no include file");
                         }
-
-                        makefile = old_makefile;
-                        lineno = old_lineno;
                         goto end_loop;
                 }