diff --git a/compatMakefile b/compatMakefile
index e3657cf4..d5907fc5 100644
--- a/compatMakefile
+++ b/compatMakefile
@@ -188,8 +188,6 @@ glob-clean glob-realclean:
 
 Makefile: config.status $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
 	$(SHELL) config.status
-config.status: $(srcdir)/configure
-	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/configure
 
 # Automatically generated dependencies will be put at the end of the file.