diff --git a/configure/tools/munch.pl b/configure/tools/munch.pl
index cd3010607..35e53f4be 100755
--- a/configure/tools/munch.pl
+++ b/configure/tools/munch.pl
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ eval 'exec perl -S $0 ${1+"$@"}'  # -*- Mode: perl -*-
 
 while ($line = <STDIN>)
 {
-    chomp $line;
+    chomp;
     next if ($line =~ /__?GLOBAL_.F.+/);
     next if ($line =~ /__?GLOBAL_.I._GLOBAL_.D.+/);
     if ($line =~ /__?GLOBAL_.D.+/) {