diff --git a/package/glibc/glibc.mk b/package/glibc/glibc.mk
index 3ab673c0cc..c1c5ac687f 100644
--- a/package/glibc/glibc.mk
+++ b/package/glibc/glibc.mk
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ define GLIBC_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		--disable-profile \
 		--without-gd \
 		--enable-obsolete-rpc \
-		--enable-obsolete-nsl \
 		--enable-kernel=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST)) \
 		--with-headers=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include)
 	$(GLIBC_ADD_MISSING_STUB_H)
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ endef
 
 GLIBC_LIBS_LIB = \
 	ld*.so.* libanl.so.* libc.so.* libcrypt.so.* libdl.so.* libgcc_s.so.* \
-	libm.so.* libnsl.so.* libpthread.so.* libresolv.so.* librt.so.* \
+	libm.so.* libpthread.so.* libresolv.so.* librt.so.* \
 	libutil.so.* libnss_files.so.* libnss_dns.so.* libmvec.so.*
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GDB),y)