diff --git a/package/elfutils/elfutils.mk b/package/elfutils/elfutils.mk
index 24eb168894..d43b545f2f 100644
--- a/package/elfutils/elfutils.mk
+++ b/package/elfutils/elfutils.mk
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@ HOST_ELFUTILS_CONF_OPTS = \
 ELFUTILS_CFLAGS = $(filter-out -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64,$(TARGET_CFLAGS))
 ELFUTILS_CPPFLAGS = $(filter-out -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64,$(TARGET_CPPFLAGS))
 
-# sparc64 needs -fPIC instead of -fpic
-ifeq ($(BR2_sparc64),y)
-ELFUTILS_CFLAGS += -fPIC
-endif
-
 ELFUTILS_CONF_ENV += \
 	CFLAGS="$(ELFUTILS_CFLAGS)" \
 	CPPFLAGS="$(ELFUTILS_CPPFLAGS)"