diff --git a/gprof/make_hp_order_obj b/gprof/make_hp_order_obj
index 5d8027eabe9..ad9df2ec1c5 100755
--- a/gprof/make_hp_order_obj
+++ b/gprof/make_hp_order_obj
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ foreach func (`cat $1`)
 end
 
 gcc -c /tmp/$$.s -o $2
+rm -f /tmp/$$.s