diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8010d4221..43294bb68 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5255,6 +5255,7 @@ fi; done
 EOF
 cat >> $CONFIG_STATUS <<EOF
 
+
 EOF
 cat >> $CONFIG_STATUS <<\EOF
 test -z "$CONFIG_HEADERS" || echo timestamp > libguile/stamp-h