diff --git a/package/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.mk b/package/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.mk
index 0569475fc4..230e4a8116 100644
--- a/package/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.mk
+++ b/package/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.mk
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_DNSMASQ_DNSSEC),y)
 DNSMASQ_DEPENDENCIES += gmp nettle
 DNSMASQ_COPTS += -DHAVE_DNSSEC
-ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
-DNSMASQ_COPTS += -DHAVE_DNSSEC_STATIC
-endif
 endif
 
 ifneq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_DNSMASQ_TFTP),y)