diff --git a/libqt5-qtbase.spec b/libqt5-qtbase.spec
index 71105b3..abd0e57 100644
--- a/libqt5-qtbase.spec
+++ b/libqt5-qtbase.spec
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ sed -i -e 's|^\(QMAKE_STRIP.*=\).*$|\1|g' mkspecs/common/linux.conf
 # Due to a binutils bug/misunderstanding, this option didn't do as much before 2.35,
 # so just disable it for now until a proper alternative appears.
 
-echo yes | ./configure \
+./configure \
 	-prefix %{_prefix} \
 	-L %{libqt5_libdir} \
 	-libdir %{libqt5_libdir} \