diff --git a/package/sdl2_ttf/sdl2_ttf.mk b/package/sdl2_ttf/sdl2_ttf.mk
index 1fe7c0a075..3b2b35e157 100644
--- a/package/sdl2_ttf/sdl2_ttf.mk
+++ b/package/sdl2_ttf/sdl2_ttf.mk
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ SDL2_TTF_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING.txt
 SDL2_TTF_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 SDL2_TTF_DEPENDENCIES = sdl2 freetype host-pkgconf
 
-SDL2_TTF_CONF_ENV = \
-	FREETYPE_CONFIG=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/freetype-config
-
 # x-includes and x-libraries must be set for cross-compiling
 # By default x_includes and x_libraries contains unsafe paths.
 # (/usr/include and /usr/lib)