diff --git a/package/base/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.conf b/package/base/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.conf
index 4380c0ddb..3173f999b 100644
--- a/package/base/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.conf
+++ b/package/base/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.conf
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 confopt="$confopt --enable-fsck "
 [ "$dietlibc_dynamic_static" = "dynamic" ] && confopt="$confopt --enable-dynamic-e2fsck"
 confopt="$confopt --libdir=$root/lib --with-root-prefix=$root/"
-MAKE="$MAKE ELF_INSTALL_DIR=$root/lib"
 
 if [ $stagelevel -gt 1 ]
 then