diff --git a/package/libv4l/libv4l.mk b/package/libv4l/libv4l.mk
index 8300f5c970..a781ffcd5d 100644
--- a/package/libv4l/libv4l.mk
+++ b/package/libv4l/libv4l.mk
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ARGP_STANDALONE),y)
 LIBV4L_DEPENDENCIES += argp-standalone
-LIBV4L_LIBS += -largp
 endif
 
 LIBV4L_DEPENDENCIES += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBICONV),libiconv)
@@ -85,6 +84,4 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SDL2_IMAGE),y)
 LIBV4L_DEPENDENCIES += sdl2_image
 endif
 
-LIBV4L_CONF_ENV += LIBS="$(LIBV4L_LIBS)"
-
 $(eval $(autotools-package))