diff --git a/usr.bin/truncate/truncate.c b/usr.bin/truncate/truncate.c
index c0570475edf0..0f6c14b15c16 100644
--- a/usr.bin/truncate/truncate.c
+++ b/usr.bin/truncate/truncate.c
@@ -27,10 +27,8 @@
  *
  */
 
-#ifndef lint
 static const char rcsid[] =
     "$FreeBSD$";
-#endif
 
 #include <sys/stat.h>