diff --git a/package/gcc/gcc-final/gcc-final.mk b/package/gcc/gcc-final/gcc-final.mk
index dbdb6158e1..69fdc0c059 100644
--- a/package/gcc/gcc-final/gcc-final.mk
+++ b/package/gcc/gcc-final/gcc-final.mk
@@ -195,8 +195,4 @@ endef
 HOST_GCC_FINAL_POST_INSTALL_HOOKS += HOST_GCC_FINAL_INSTALL_USR_LIBS
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_xtensa),y)
-HOST_GCC_FINAL_CONF_OPTS += --enable-cxx-flags="$(TARGET_ABI)"
-endif
-
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))