diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 139b604..cde9007 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ esac
 if type rpm >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     rpm -qa | grep glusterfs | xargs --no-run-if-empty rpm -e
 fi
+rm -f .python-shebangs
 ./autogen.sh;
 P=/build;
 rm -rf $P/scratch;