diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 006253ca91..8f4564e134 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -4443,3 +4443,9 @@ Charlie 20 June 2012
        mac_build/
         boinc.xcodeproj/
             project.pbxproj
+
+David  19 June 2012
+    - fix configure error on Linux.
+        I think the AC_PROG_OBJCXX should be limited to Mac somehow
+
+    configure.ac
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9da2c18bc1..1de347370a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ fi
 dnl Checks for programs.
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_CXX
-AC_PROG_OBJCXX
 AC_PROG_F77
 AC_PROG_CPP
 AC_PROG_MAKE_SET