diff --git a/usr.bin/bzip2/Makefile b/usr.bin/bzip2/Makefile
index eab21feabbd3..8d5343c0361a 100644
--- a/usr.bin/bzip2/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/bzip2/Makefile
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ SUBDIR+= doc
 DPADD=	${LIBBZ2}
 LDADD=	-lbz2
 
-NOSHARED?=	YES
-
 LINKS=	${BINDIR}/bzip2 ${BINDIR}/bunzip2
 LINKS+=	${BINDIR}/bzip2 ${BINDIR}/bzcat
 MLINKS= bzip2.1 bunzip2.1 bzip2.1 bzcat.1