diff --git a/package/coreutils/coreutils.mk b/package/coreutils/coreutils.mk
index 9c0f46cb29..a31354ac5a 100644
--- a/package/coreutils/coreutils.mk
+++ b/package/coreutils/coreutils.mk
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ COREUTILS_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_c_restrict=no \
 	gl_cv_func_getcwd_null=yes \
 	gl_cv_func_getcwd_path_max=yes \
 	gl_cv_func_gettimeofday_clobber=no \
-	gl_cv_func_fstatat_zero_flag=no \
 	gl_cv_func_link_follows_symlink=no \
 	gl_cv_func_re_compile_pattern_working=yes \
 	gl_cv_func_svid_putenv=yes \