diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
index 8158615d53..8ca23f3bff 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
@@ -135,9 +135,6 @@ fi
 
 if [ "$KODI_SAMBA_SUPPORT" = yes ]; then
   PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="$PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET samba"
-  KODI_SAMBA="-DENABLE_SMBCLIENT=ON"
-else
-  KODI_SAMBA="-DENABLE_SMBCLIENT=OFF"
 fi
 
 if [ "$KODI_WEBSERVER_SUPPORT" = yes ]; then