diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/qt4maemotarget.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/qt4maemotarget.cpp
index 26bbb2c4c33..0c79e8d1a6a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/qt4maemotarget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/qt4maemotarget.cpp
@@ -1142,7 +1142,9 @@ QString Qt4HarmattanTarget::aegisManifestFileName()
 void Qt4HarmattanTarget::handleTargetAddedSpecial()
 {
     AbstractDebBasedQt4MaemoTarget::handleTargetAddedSpecial();
-    QFile(debianDirPath() + QLatin1Char('/') + aegisManifestFileName()).open(QIODevice::WriteOnly);
+    QFile aegisFile(debianDirPath() + QLatin1Char('/') + aegisManifestFileName());
+    if (!aegisFile.exists())
+        aegisFile.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly);
 }
 
 void Qt4HarmattanTarget::addAdditionalControlFileFields(QByteArray &controlContents)