diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1e103ff097..3de19a547a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -552,7 +552,6 @@ temp_extralibs(){
 append(){
     var=$1
     shift
-    flags_saved && eval "SAVE_$var=\"\$SAVE_$var $*\""
     eval "$var=\"\$$var $*\""
 }