diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 08892e638..d5165d8f5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1155,6 +1155,8 @@ else
   config HASHBANGSCRIPTS "false"
 fi
 
+rm hashbang4
+
 # Use 64-bit file offset if possible
 
 common_cppflags="$common_cppflags -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64"