1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 087ff27..8ce27a6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ $(LIB_FILE): $(LIB_OBJS)
 XDIFF_OBJS=xdiff/xdiffi.o xdiff/xprepare.o xdiff/xutils.o xdiff/xemit.o
 
 $(XDIFF_LIB): $(XDIFF_OBJS)
-	$(AR) rcs $@ $(XDIFF_OBJS)
+	rm -f $@ && $(AR) rcs $@ $(XDIFF_OBJS)
 
 
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