diff --git a/package/libcurl/libcurl.mk b/package/libcurl/libcurl.mk
index 1a1594a45e..dd715c1bb6 100644
--- a/package/libcurl/libcurl.mk
+++ b/package/libcurl/libcurl.mk
@@ -56,11 +56,6 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCURL_OPENSSL),y)
 LIBCURL_DEPENDENCIES += openssl
-# configure adds the cross openssl dir to LD_LIBRARY_PATH which screws up
-# native stuff during the rest of configure when target == host.
-# Fix it by setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH to something sensible so those libs
-# are found first.
-LIBCURL_CONF_ENV += LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(if $(LD_LIBRARY_PATH),$(LD_LIBRARY_PATH):)/lib:/usr/lib
 LIBCURL_CONF_OPTS += --with-openssl=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr \
 	--with-ca-path=/etc/ssl/certs
 else