diff --git a/package/gnutls/gnutls.mk b/package/gnutls/gnutls.mk
index 7492254e8c..2d670d32d7 100644
--- a/package/gnutls/gnutls.mk
+++ b/package/gnutls/gnutls.mk
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ GNUTLS_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--disable-rpath \
 	--enable-local-libopts \
 	--enable-openssl-compatibility \
-	--with-libnettle-prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr \
 	--with-librt-prefix=$(STAGING_DIR) \
 	--without-tpm \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_GNUTLS_TOOLS),--enable-tools,--disable-tools)