diff --git a/newlib/configure b/newlib/configure
index aefb8c03a..aa944d2c2 100755
--- a/newlib/configure
+++ b/newlib/configure
@@ -4823,11 +4823,7 @@ if test -n "${libm_machine_dir}"; then
   esac
 
   LIBM_MACHINE_DIR=machine/${libm_machine_dir}
-  if test "${use_libtool}" = "yes"; then
-    LIBM_MACHINE_LIB=${LIBM_MACHINE_DIR}/lib${libm_machine_dir}.${aext}
-  else
-    LIBM_MACHINE_LIB=${LIBM_MACHINE_DIR}/lib.${aext}
-  fi
+  LIBM_MACHINE_LIB=${LIBM_MACHINE_DIR}/lib.a
 fi
  if test "x${LIBM_MACHINE_DIR}" != x; then
   HAVE_LIBM_MACHINE_DIR_TRUE=
diff --git a/newlib/libm/acinclude.m4 b/newlib/libm/acinclude.m4
index 25054dc8c..6b59715fc 100644
--- a/newlib/libm/acinclude.m4
+++ b/newlib/libm/acinclude.m4
@@ -20,11 +20,7 @@ if test -n "${libm_machine_dir}"; then
   esac
 
   LIBM_MACHINE_DIR=machine/${libm_machine_dir}
-  if test "${use_libtool}" = "yes"; then
-    LIBM_MACHINE_LIB=${LIBM_MACHINE_DIR}/lib${libm_machine_dir}.${aext}
-  else
-    LIBM_MACHINE_LIB=${LIBM_MACHINE_DIR}/lib.${aext}
-  fi
+  LIBM_MACHINE_LIB=${LIBM_MACHINE_DIR}/lib.a
 fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_LIBM_MACHINE_DIR, test "x${LIBM_MACHINE_DIR}" != x)
 AC_SUBST(LIBM_MACHINE_DIR)