diff --git a/example/build.sh b/example/build.sh
index 28c509c..4405e9d 100755
--- a/example/build.sh
+++ b/example/build.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+if [ -e a.out ]; then
+	rm a.out
+fi
+
 if [ $(uname -s) = 'Darwin' ]; then
 	clang main.c ../libmlx.dylib -L /opt/homebrew/lib -lSDL2 -g;
 else