diff --git a/package/Makefile.in b/package/Makefile.in
index eab9168707..cd492f1fd5 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.in
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ LIBC=uclibc
 else ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_UCLIBC),y)
 LIBC=uclibc
 else
-LIBC=glibc
+LIBC=
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_ARM_EABI),y)