diff --git a/tools/cmake/Makefile b/tools/cmake/Makefile
index 6f6c28a9b0..54c63757c7 100644
--- a/tools/cmake/Makefile
+++ b/tools/cmake/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,4 @@ PKG_MD5SUM:=e1b237aeaed880f65dec9c20602452f6
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 
-HOST_CONFIGURE_CMD = \
-	LDFLAGS="$(HOST_LDFLAGS) -static" ./configure
-
 $(eval $(call HostBuild))