diff --git a/package/clapack/clapack.mk b/package/clapack/clapack.mk
index 99de35d496..c3841f2d24 100644
--- a/package/clapack/clapack.mk
+++ b/package/clapack/clapack.mk
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ CLAPACK_LICENSE = HPND (libf2c), BSD-3c (libblas and liblapack)
 CLAPACK_LICENSE_FILES = F2CLIBS/libf2c/Notice COPYING
 CLAPACK_SITE = http://www.netlib.org/clapack
 CLAPACK_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
-CLAPACK_CONF_OPTS = -DBUILDTESTING=OFF
 
 ifneq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_CLAPACK_ARITH_H),)
 CLAPACK_CONF_OPTS += -DARITH_H=$(BR2_PACKAGE_CLAPACK_ARITH_H)