diff --git a/README-cvs-timestamps b/README-cvs-timestamps
index adab4d681..17247ffa7 100644
--- a/README-cvs-timestamps
+++ b/README-cvs-timestamps
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Use this script at your peril.
 # It is useful if you lack the proper versions of the maintainer-required
 # programs (e.g., autoconf, automake, aclocal, gettext, bison, info) and
-# are sure the checked-in files generated by those programs like all
+# you are SURE the checked-in files generated by those programs like all
 # up-to-date enough so that everything will work.
 #
 # Instead of using this script, consider installing private versions
@@ -18,12 +18,11 @@ t2='-5 min'
 t3='-4 min'
 t4='-3 min'
 
-bison_gen=`find . -type f -name '*.y'|sed 's/\.y$/\.c/'`
-
 find . -type f -print0			|xargs -0 touch -d "$t1"
 test -d m4 \
   && find m4 -name '*.m4' -print0	|xargs -r0 touch -d "$t2"
-find . -type f -name '*.po' -print0	|xargs -r0 touch -d "$t2"
-find . -type f -name '*.info' -print0	|xargs -r0 touch -d "$t2"
-touch -d "$t3" aclocal.m4 configure config.hin $bison_gen
+touch -d "$t3" aclocal.m4 configure config.hin
+find . -type f -name '*.po' -print0	|xargs -r0 touch -d "$t3"
+find . -type f -name '*.info' -print0	|xargs -r0 touch -d "$t3"
+find . -type f -name '*.y'|sed 's/\.y$/\.c/'	|xargs -r touch -d "$t3"
 find . -name Makefile.in -print0	|xargs -0 touch -d "$t4"