diff --git a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/toolchain.py b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/toolchain.py
index 91a2d994a5..5d242a4fc6 100644
--- a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/toolchain.py
+++ b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/toolchain.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def configure(cfg):
         return
 
     _set_pkgconfig_crosscompilation_wrapper(cfg)
-    if sys.platform.startswith("cygwin") or True:
+    if sys.platform.startswith("cygwin"):
         # on cygwin arm-none-eabi-ar doesn't support the @FILE syntax for splitting long lines
         cfg.find_program('ar', var='AR', quiet=True)
     else: