diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8004edd65af4ef06b499135e4bd8f81d7d479c4f..c07ee156f779d159eaa2b06ecd0152faf137f011 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -19490,6 +19490,7 @@ ac_compile="$ac_pwd/libtool --mode=compile --tag=CC $ac_compile"
 fi
 
 
+rm -f a.out
 
 
    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for conftest_module module file name" >&5