diff --git a/package/gtest/gtest.mk b/package/gtest/gtest.mk
index 29c85e698f..474d127312 100644
--- a/package/gtest/gtest.mk
+++ b/package/gtest/gtest.mk
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),)
 GTEST_CONF_OPTS += -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON
 endif
 
-GTEST_CONF_OPTS += -DBUILD_GTEST=ON
-
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GTEST_GMOCK),y)
 GTEST_CONF_OPTS += -DBUILD_GMOCK=ON
 else