diff --git a/modules/system/system.install b/modules/system/system.install
index a9edd0e..8b92fee 100644
--- a/modules/system/system.install
+++ b/modules/system/system.install
@@ -2815,14 +2815,16 @@ function system_update_7061(&$sandbox) {
     $sandbox['last_fid_processed'] = -1;
 
     // Therefore create a mapping table between old and new FIDs.
-    $table = array(
-      'fields' => array(
-        'old_fid' => array('type' => 'int'),
-        'new_fid' => array('type' => 'int'),
+    if (!db_table_exists('system_update_7061_fid_mapping')) {
+      $table = array(
+        'fields' => array(
+          'old_fid' => array('type' => 'int'),
+          'new_fid' => array('type' => 'int'),
         ),
-      'primary key' => array('old_fid'),
-    );
-    db_create_table('system_update_7061_fid_mapping', $table);
+        'primary key' => array('old_fid'),
+      );
+      db_create_table('system_update_7061_fid_mapping', $table);
+    }
   }
 
   $limit = variable_get('upload_update_batch_size', 100);