diff --git a/acgeneral.m4 b/acgeneral.m4
index da6197e2..18453404 100644
--- a/acgeneral.m4
+++ b/acgeneral.m4
@@ -1428,7 +1428,6 @@ AC_OUTPUT_FILES($1)
 ifdef([AC_LIST_HEADER], [AC_OUTPUT_HEADER(AC_LIST_HEADER)])dnl
 ifdef([AC_LIST_LINKS], [AC_OUTPUT_LINKS(AC_LIST_LINKS, AC_LIST_FILES)])dnl
 $2
-exit 0
 EOF
 chmod +x ${CONFIG_STATUS}
 test "$no_create" = yes || ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} ${CONFIG_STATUS}
diff --git a/lib/autoconf/general.m4 b/lib/autoconf/general.m4
index da6197e2..18453404 100644
--- a/lib/autoconf/general.m4
+++ b/lib/autoconf/general.m4
@@ -1428,7 +1428,6 @@ AC_OUTPUT_FILES($1)
 ifdef([AC_LIST_HEADER], [AC_OUTPUT_HEADER(AC_LIST_HEADER)])dnl
 ifdef([AC_LIST_LINKS], [AC_OUTPUT_LINKS(AC_LIST_LINKS, AC_LIST_FILES)])dnl
 $2
-exit 0
 EOF
 chmod +x ${CONFIG_STATUS}
 test "$no_create" = yes || ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} ${CONFIG_STATUS}