diff -urNp php-5.3.2/ext/phar/Makefile.frag php-5.3.2-new/ext/phar/Makefile.frag
--- php-5.3.2/ext/phar/Makefile.frag	2010-06-09 09:57:28.000000000 +1000
+++ php-5.3.2-new/ext/phar/Makefile.frag	2010-06-09 09:58:43.000000000 +1000
@@ -19,11 +19,7 @@ PHP_PHARCMD_EXECUTABLE = ` \
 	else \
 		$(top_srcdir)/build/shtool echo -n -- "$(PHP_EXECUTABLE)"; \
 	fi;`
-PHP_PHARCMD_BANG = `if test -x "$(PHP_EXECUTABLE)"; then \
-		$(top_srcdir)/build/shtool echo -n -- "$(PHP_EXECUTABLE)"; \
-	else \
-		$(top_srcdir)/build/shtool echo -n -- "$(INSTALL_ROOT)$(bindir)/$(program_prefix)php$(program_suffix)$(EXEEXT)"; \
-	fi; `
+PHP_PHARCMD_BANG = `$(top_srcdir)/build/shtool echo -n -- "$(INSTALL_ROOT)$(bindir)/$(program_prefix)php$(program_suffix)$(EXEEXT)";`
 
 $(builddir)/phar/phar.inc: $(srcdir)/phar/phar.inc
 	-@test -d $(builddir)/phar || mkdir $(builddir)/phar