diff --git a/mk/config.mk.in b/mk/config.mk.in
index 3cac410d627fb8716eca37314290c60c3fa3f8fe..3b2b1dcde3d623d2e7aa3f3cd98d6c139108eca9 100644
--- a/mk/config.mk.in
+++ b/mk/config.mk.in
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ HostVendor_CPP	                = @HostVendor_CPP@
 LeadingUnderscore=@LeadingUnderscore@
 
 # Pin a suffix on executables? If so, what. (cygwin32 only).
-exeext=@exeext@
+exeext=
 
 #################################################################################
 #