diff --git a/mach/i80/libcc/compmodule b/mach/i80/libcc/compmodule
index e7e4da63c..17151513e 100755
--- a/mach/i80/libcc/compmodule
+++ b/mach/i80/libcc/compmodule
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 if ${MACH?ack} -DCPM -I../../../h ${MACHFL?} $1 1>&2
-then echo `basename $1 $2`.s
-else rm -f `basename $1 $2`.s
+then echo `basename $1 $2`.o
+else exit 1
 fi