diff --git a/package/x265/x265.mk b/package/x265/x265.mk
index 85c4ade768..51c39df4cd 100644
--- a/package/x265/x265.mk
+++ b/package/x265/x265.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ X265_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 X265_CPE_ID_VENDOR = multicorewareinc
 X265_SUBDIR = source
 X265_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
-X265_MAKE = $(MAKE1)
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_i386)$(BR2_x86_64),y)
 X265_DEPENDENCIES += host-nasm