diff --git a/package/iputils/iputils.mk b/package/iputils/iputils.mk
index 57dc66067a..b20cd12b7a 100644
--- a/package/iputils/iputils.mk
+++ b/package/iputils/iputils.mk
@@ -36,13 +36,6 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGCRYPT),y)
 IPUTILS_MAKE_OPTS += USE_GCRYPT=yes
 IPUTILS_DEPENDENCIES += libgcrypt
-# When gettext is enabled (BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT=y), and provides libintl
-# (BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT=y), libgpg-error will link with libintl, and libgpg-error
-# is pulled in by libgcrypt. Since iputils doesn't use libtool, we have to link
-# with libintl explicitly for static linking.
-ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS)$(BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT)$(BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT),yyy)
-IPUTILS_MAKE_OPTS += ADDLIB='-lintl'
-endif
 else
 IPUTILS_MAKE_OPTS += USE_GCRYPT=no
 endif