diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 0385bb15d55..a7691b8113a 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -800,7 +800,6 @@ FEO
 
 # run this only when generating all the files?
 if true; then
-  chmod +x scripts/mkextlib
   # Hacking while airborne considered harmful.
   #
   echo "creating internal_functions.c"