diff --git a/package/lm-sensors/lm-sensors.mk b/package/lm-sensors/lm-sensors.mk
index 6fc7ce4981..778a355b0f 100644
--- a/package/lm-sensors/lm-sensors.mk
+++ b/package/lm-sensors/lm-sensors.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ LM_SENSORS_BINS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_LM_SENSORS_PWMCONFIG) += sbin/pwmconfig
 LM_SENSORS_BINS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_LM_SENSORS_SENSORS_DETECT) += sbin/sensors-detect
 
 LM_SENSORS_MAKE_OPTS = \
-	BUILD_STATIC_LIB=1 \
 	MACHINE=$(KERNEL_ARCH) \
 	PREFIX=/usr