--- Makefile.in.orig	Fri Apr 27 16:56:45 2007
+++ Makefile.in	Fri Apr 27 16:57:14 2007
@@ -901,7 +901,11 @@ $(pkgconfig_DATA): config.status
 @INTLTOOL_DESKTOP_RULE@
 
 install-data-hook: 
-@ENABLE_UPDATE_MIMEDB_TRUE@	$(DESTDIR)"$(bindir)/update-mime-database" -V "$(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/mime"
+@ENABLE_UPDATE_MIMEDB_TRUE@	for mdir in %%MIMEDIRS%%; do \
+@ENABLE_UPDATE_MIMEDB_TRUE@		if [ -d $${mdir} ]; then \
+@ENABLE_UPDATE_MIMEDB_TRUE@			$(DESTDIR)"$(bindir)/update-mime-database" "$${mdir}" ; \
+@ENABLE_UPDATE_MIMEDB_TRUE@		fi; \
+@ENABLE_UPDATE_MIMEDB_TRUE@	done
 
 uninstall-hook:
 	for media in text application image audio inode video message model multipart; do rm -f "$(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/mime/$${media}/"*.xml; done