diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index eafb654c4d..44c70ccd25 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -236,8 +236,6 @@ BZCAT:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_BZCAT))
 XZCAT:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_XZCAT))
 TAR_OPTIONS=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_TAR_OPTIONS)) -xf
 
-GNU_TARGET_SUFFIX:=-$(call qstrip,$(BR2_GNU_TARGET_SUFFIX))
-
 # packages compiled for the host go here
 HOST_DIR:=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_HOST_DIR))