diff --git a/package/Makefile.in b/package/Makefile.in
index 45213c12c3..a9398822d6 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.in
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_DEBUG_3),y)
 TARGET_DEBUGGING=-g3
 endif
 
-TARGET_CPPFLAGS =
-
 ifeq ($(BR2_LARGEFILE),y)
 TARGET_CPPFLAGS += -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
 endif