diff -Naur drupal-6.8.old/includes/locale.inc drupal-6.8/includes/locale.inc
--- drupal-6.8.old/includes/locale.inc	2008-12-10 19:29:36.000000000 -0200
+++ drupal-6.8/includes/locale.inc	2008-12-14 23:12:34.000000000 -0200
@@ -2185,20 +2185,22 @@
     $status = 'deleted';
   }
 
-  // Only create a new file if the content has changed.
-  if ($data && $language->javascript != $data_hash) {
-    // Ensure that the directory exists and is writable, if possible.
-    file_check_directory($dir, TRUE);
-
-    // Save the file.
+  // Only create a new file if the content has changed or if the file does not exist.
+  if ($data) {
     $dest = $dir .'/'. $language->language .'_'. $data_hash .'.js';
-    if (file_save_data($data, $dest)) {
-      $language->javascript = $data_hash;
-      $status = ($status == 'deleted') ? 'updated' : 'created';
-    }
-    else {
-      $language->javascript = '';
-      $status = 'error';
+    if (!file_exists($dest) || $language->javascript != $data_hash) {
+      // Ensure that the directory exists and is writable, if possible.
+      file_check_directory($dir, TRUE);
+
+      // Save the file.
+      if (file_save_data($data, $dest)) {
+        $language->javascript = $data_hash;
+        $status = ($status == 'deleted') ? 'updated' : 'created';
+      }
+      else {
+        $language->javascript = '';
+        $status = 'error';
+      }
     }
   }