diff --git a/modules/src/em_code/make.fun b/modules/src/em_code/make.fun
index edfdafce..abc92ff9 100755
--- a/modules/src/em_code/make.fun
+++ b/modules/src/em_code/make.fun
@@ -40,11 +40,12 @@ cat >make.sh <<'--EOF--'
 rm -f *.o
 .
 $a
+rm -f libem$1.a
+ar rc libem$1.a *.o
 cc -c -O -I$1 -I$EMHOME/modules/h -I$EMHOME/h $1/em.c
 cc -c -O -I$1 -I$EMHOME/modules/h -I$EMHOME/h $1/C_failed.c
 mv em.o em$1.o
-rm -f libem$1.a
-ar rc libem$1.a *.o
+ar r libem$1.a em$1.o C_failed.o
 rm -f *.o
 --EOF--
 .