diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6deef0a1ec..7a1f4ba959 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5032,7 +5032,6 @@ case $target_os in
         SLIBSUF=".dylib"
         SLIBNAME_WITH_VERSION='$(SLIBPREF)$(FULLNAME).$(LIBVERSION)$(SLIBSUF)'
         SLIBNAME_WITH_MAJOR='$(SLIBPREF)$(FULLNAME).$(LIBMAJOR)$(SLIBSUF)'
-        objformat="macho"
         enabled x86_64 && objformat="macho64" || objformat="macho32"
         enabled_any pic shared x86_64 ||
             { check_cflags -mdynamic-no-pic && add_asflags -mdynamic-no-pic; }