diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile
index b434cee39cf3..d080171a40be 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ SUBDIR.${MK_BINUTILS}+=	as
 
 SUBDIR_DEPEND_libbinutils=libbfd		# for bfdver.h
 SUBDIR_DEPEND_as=libbfd libiberty libopcodes
-SUBDIR_DEPEND_ld=libbfd libiberty
 SUBDIR_DEPEND_objdump=libbfd libiberty libbinutils libopcodes
 
 .if !make(install)