diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.win32-x86-mingw.Common b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.win32-x86-mingw.Common
index 78053ff4a..a2cc0be1c 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.win32-x86-mingw.Common
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.win32-x86-mingw.Common
@@ -14,4 +14,3 @@
 MINGW_BIN=C:/MinGW/bin
 export PATH := $(MINGW_BIN):$(PATH)
 
-PERL=c:/cygwin/bin/perl.exe