diff --git a/package/lightning/lightning.mk b/package/lightning/lightning.mk
index 0c2a10194c..2b4931becc 100644
--- a/package/lightning/lightning.mk
+++ b/package/lightning/lightning.mk
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ LIGHTNING_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIGHTNING_DISASSEMBLER),y)
 LIGHTNING_DEPENDENCIES += binutils zlib
 LIGHTNING_CONF_OPTS += --enable-disassembler
-# binutils libraries are not explicitly linked against gettext
-LIGHTNING_CONF_ENV += $(if $(BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT_IF_LOCALE),LIBS=-lintl)
 endif
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))