diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index ec54f7542e897f..0fe89ced9da2be 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ task :testgem => "Makefile" do
 end
 
 file "Makefile" => "configure" do
-  sh "./configure --program-suffix=19 && make"
+  sh "./configure --program-suffix=19"
 end
 
 file "configure" do