diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 4a8b4a623..19a8a31fd 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -23285,7 +23285,7 @@ $as_echo "#define SDL_LOADSO_WINDOWS 1" >>confdefs.h
         else
             LIBUUID=-luuid
         fi
-        EXTRA_LDFLAGS="$EXTRA_LDFLAGS -luser32 -lgdi32 -lwinmm -limm32 -lole32 -loleaut32 -lshell32 -lversion $LIBUUID -XCClinker -static-libgcc"
+        EXTRA_LDFLAGS="$EXTRA_LDFLAGS -luser32 -lgdi32 -lwinmm -limm32 -lole32 -loleaut32 -lshell32 -lversion $LIBUUID -static-libgcc"
         # The Windows platform requires special setup
         VERSION_SOURCES="$srcdir/src/main/windows/*.rc"
         SDLMAIN_SOURCES="$srcdir/src/main/windows/*.c"