diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 31b97c3ee0..0dac109e5c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3667,11 +3667,10 @@ case $target_os in
         SLIBNAME_WITH_VERSION='$(SLIBPREF)$(NAME)-$(LIBVERSION)$(SLIBSUF)'
         SLIBNAME_WITH_MAJOR='$(SLIBPREF)$(shell echo $(NAME) | cut -c1-6)$(LIBMAJOR)$(SLIBSUF)'
         SLIB_CREATE_DEF_CMD='echo LIBRARY $(SLIBNAME_WITH_MAJOR) INITINSTANCE TERMINSTANCE > $(SUBDIR)$(NAME).def; \
-            echo PROTMODE >> $(SUBDIR)$(NAME).def; \
             echo CODE PRELOAD MOVEABLE DISCARDABLE >> $(SUBDIR)$(NAME).def; \
             echo DATA PRELOAD MOVEABLE MULTIPLE NONSHARED >> $(SUBDIR)$(NAME).def; \
             echo EXPORTS >> $(SUBDIR)$(NAME).def; \
-            emxexp -o $(OBJS) >> $(SUBDIR)$(NAME).def'
+            emxexp $(OBJS) >> $(SUBDIR)$(NAME).def'
         SLIB_EXTRA_CMD='emximp -o $(SUBDIR)$(LIBPREF)$(NAME)_dll.a $(SUBDIR)$(NAME).def; \
             emximp -o $(SUBDIR)$(LIBPREF)$(NAME)_dll.lib $(SUBDIR)$(NAME).def;'
         SLIB_INSTALL_EXTRA_LIB='$(LIBPREF)$(NAME)_dll.a $(LIBPREF)$(NAME)_dll.lib'