diff --git a/util/abuild/abuild b/util/abuild/abuild
index 306c9abf59..5fe298ee6e 100755
--- a/util/abuild/abuild
+++ b/util/abuild/abuild
@@ -788,7 +788,6 @@ fi
 
 # Generate a single xcompile for all boards
 export xcompile="${TARGET}/xcompile"
-rm -f "${xcompile}"
 $MAKE -C"${ROOT}" obj="$TARGET/temp" objutil="$TARGET/sharedutils" UPDATED_SUBMODULES=1 "${xcompile}" || exit 1
 
 customizing=$(echo "$customizing" | cut -c3-)