diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 66d92ded74..a5f608a5ff 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1661,7 +1661,6 @@ case $target_os in
         network_extralibs="-lsocket"
         objformat="coff"
         enable dos_paths
-        check_cflags -fno-common
         ;;
     linux)
         enable dv1394