diff --git a/linux/linux.mk b/linux/linux.mk
index 8dc7dd07ff..feda4182cc 100644
--- a/linux/linux.mk
+++ b/linux/linux.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ LINUX26_MAKE_FLAGS = \
 	ARCH=$(KERNEL_ARCH) \
 	INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$(TARGET_DIR) \
 	CROSS_COMPILE=$(TARGET_CROSS) \
-	LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" \
 	LZMA="$(LZMA)"
 
 # Get the real Linux version, which tells us where kernel modules are