--- a/wscript	Fri Jan 20 20:05:33 2012 +0000
+++ b/wscript	Mon Jan 23 11:11:08 2012 +0000
@@ -558,7 +558,10 @@
 
     def runnable_status(self):
         "RUN_ME SKIP_ME or ASK_LATER"
-        st = os.stat(self.filename)
+        try:
+            st = os.stat(self.filename)
+        except OSError:
+            return Task.ASK_LATER
         if st.st_uid == 0:
             return Task.SKIP_ME
         else: