diff --git Tools/scripts/addport Tools/scripts/addport
index a53c19a0b8ab..60ea68c80aa1 100755
--- Tools/scripts/addport
+++ Tools/scripts/addport
@@ -331,7 +331,9 @@ foreach my $thisdir (@dirs) {
 	# let's get our hands dirty.
 	if (! -d "ports") {
 		system("$svn co --depth empty $repo ports") && errx(1, "can't get ports root, aborting.");
-		chdir "ports" or err(1,"ports");
+	}
+	chdir "ports" or err(1,"ports");
+	if (! -d "$category") {
 		system("$svn up --depth files $category") && errx(1, "can't get temporary category directory, aborting.");
 	}
 	chdir $category or err(1,"$category");