diff --git a/package/pkg-autotools.mk b/package/pkg-autotools.mk
index aac80369e0..717ff81593 100644
--- a/package/pkg-autotools.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-autotools.mk
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		--disable-documentation \
 		--with-xmlto=no \
 		--with-fop=no \
-		cross_compiling=yes \
 		$$(if $$($$(PKG)_OVERRIDE_SRCDIR),,--disable-dependency-tracking) \
 		--enable-ipv6 \
 		$$(NLS_OPTS) \
@@ -230,7 +229,6 @@ define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		--with-xmlto=no \
 		--with-fop=no \
 		--disable-nls \
-		cross_compiling=no \
 		$$(if $$($$(PKG)_OVERRIDE_SRCDIR),,--disable-dependency-tracking) \
 		$$(QUIET) $$($$(PKG)_CONF_OPTS) \
 	)