diff --git a/package/make/make.mk b/package/make/make.mk
index 790391c76e..1471576850 100644
--- a/package/make/make.mk
+++ b/package/make/make.mk
@@ -23,15 +23,5 @@ endif
 HOST_MAKE_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
 HOST_MAKE_CONF_OPTS = --without-guile
 
-# Some packages, like glibc, are looking for gnumake or gmake before
-# make program.
-# Create these symlink to use make binary generated by Buildroot for
-# the host.
-define HOST_MAKE_INSTALL_GNUMAKE
-	ln -fs make $(HOST_DIR)/bin/gnumake
-	ln -fs make $(HOST_DIR)/bin/gmake
-endef
-HOST_MAKE_POST_INSTALL_HOOKS += HOST_MAKE_INSTALL_GNUMAKE
-
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))