 diff --git a/numpy/distutils/unixccompiler.py b/numpy/distutils/unixccompiler.py
-index 6ed5eec..82a88b5 100644
 --- a/numpy/distutils/unixccompiler.py
 +++ b/numpy/distutils/unixccompiler.py
-@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ def UnixCCompiler__compile(self, obj, src, ext, cc_args, extra_postargs, pp_opts
+@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ def UnixCCompiler__compile(self, obj, src, ext, cc_args, extra_postargs, pp_opts
          if opt not in llink_s:
              self.linker_so = llink_s.split() + opt.split()
  

+            self.spawn(self.compiler_so + cc_args + [src, '-o', obj] + deps +
+                       extra_postargs, display = display)
+
     except DistutilsExecError:
         msg = str(get_exception())
         raise CompileError(msg)

     # gcc style automatic dependencies, outputs a makefile (-MF) that lists
     # all headers needed by a c file as a side effect of compilation (-MMD)
     if getattr(self, '_auto_depends', False):
@@ -47,8 +45,15 @@ def UnixCCompiler__compile(self, obj, src, ext, cc_args, extra_postargs, pp_opts
         deps = []
 
     try:
