diff --git a/libexec/rtld-elf/amd64/Makefile.inc b/libexec/rtld-elf/amd64/Makefile.inc
index b265a9d76778..4ecf82fbab8e 100644
--- a/libexec/rtld-elf/amd64/Makefile.inc
+++ b/libexec/rtld-elf/amd64/Makefile.inc
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
-CFLAGS+=	-elf
-LDFLAGS+=	-elf
 # Uncomment this to build the dynamic linker as an executable instead
 # of a shared library:
 #LDSCRIPT=	${.CURDIR}/${MACHINE_CPUARCH}/elf_rtld.x
diff --git a/libexec/rtld-elf/i386/Makefile.inc b/libexec/rtld-elf/i386/Makefile.inc
index b265a9d76778..4ecf82fbab8e 100644
--- a/libexec/rtld-elf/i386/Makefile.inc
+++ b/libexec/rtld-elf/i386/Makefile.inc
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
-CFLAGS+=	-elf
-LDFLAGS+=	-elf
 # Uncomment this to build the dynamic linker as an executable instead
 # of a shared library:
 #LDSCRIPT=	${.CURDIR}/${MACHINE_CPUARCH}/elf_rtld.x