diff --git a/package/glibc/glibc.mk b/package/glibc/glibc.mk
index b0fa66218a..a7727cbad8 100644
--- a/package/glibc/glibc.mk
+++ b/package/glibc/glibc.mk
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ GLIBC_SUBDIR = build
 
 GLIBC_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
-GLIBC_INSTALL_STAGING_OPTS = install_root=$(STAGING_DIR) install
-
 # Thumb build is broken, build in ARM mode
 ifeq ($(BR2_ARM_INSTRUCTIONS_THUMB),y)
 GLIBC_EXTRA_CFLAGS += -marm