Index: buildsys.mk.in
==================================================================
--- buildsys.mk.in
+++ buildsys.mk.in
@@ -225,10 +225,11 @@
 		rm -fr $$dir; \
 	done
 
 ${STATIC_PIC_LIB} ${STATIC_PIC_LIB_NOINST}: ${EXT_DEPS} ${LIB_OBJS}
 	${LINK_STATUS}
+	rm -f $@
 	if ${AR} cr $@ ${LIB_OBJS} && ${RANLIB} $@; then \
 		${LINK_OK}; \
 	else \
 		${LINK_FAILED}; \
 		rm -f $@; \