diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8be679667d..e816e0ea4e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ main()
 		])
 		AC_CHECK_PROGS(dsymutil, $dsymutils dsymutil)
 		AS_IF([test -n "$codesign"], [
-		    POSTLINK="{ test -z '\$(RUBY_CODESIGN)' || $codesign -s '\$(RUBY_CODESIGN)' -f \$@; }${POSTLINK:+; $POSTLINK}"
+		    POSTLINK="{ test -z '\$(RUBY_CODESIGN)' || $codesign -s '\$(RUBY_CODESIGN)' \$@; }${POSTLINK:+; $POSTLINK}"
 		])
 		AS_IF([test -n "$dsymutil"], [
 		    POSTLINK="$dsymutil \$@ 2>/dev/null${POSTLINK:+; $POSTLINK}"