diff --git a/package/janet/janet.mk b/package/janet/janet.mk
index ea042221d8..7243d60c01 100644
--- a/package/janet/janet.mk
+++ b/package/janet/janet.mk
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ JANET_VERSION = 1.15.0
 JANET_SITE = $(call github,janet-lang,janet,v$(JANET_VERSION))
 JANET_LICENSE = MIT
 JANET_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
+
 JANET_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
-JANET_CFLAGS = $(TARGET_CFLAGS) -std=c99
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
 JANET_CONF_OPTS += -Ddynamic_modules=false