diff --git a/package/elfutils/elfutils.mk b/package/elfutils/elfutils.mk
index 521c37a776..cb4293b0c3 100644
--- a/package/elfutils/elfutils.mk
+++ b/package/elfutils/elfutils.mk
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ HOST_ELFUTILS_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--without-zstd \
 	--disable-progs
 
-# elfutils gets confused when lfs mode is forced, so don't
-ELFUTILS_CFLAGS = $(filter-out -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64,$(TARGET_CFLAGS))
-ELFUTILS_CPPFLAGS = $(filter-out -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64,$(TARGET_CPPFLAGS))
-
 ELFUTILS_CONF_ENV += \
 	CFLAGS="$(ELFUTILS_CFLAGS)" \
 	CPPFLAGS="$(ELFUTILS_CPPFLAGS)"