diff --git a/package/execline/execline.mk b/package/execline/execline.mk
index 50c3fca3f5..d3d69a85d9 100644
--- a/package/execline/execline.mk
+++ b/package/execline/execline.mk
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ HOST_EXECLINE_DEPENDENCIES = host-skalibs
 
 HOST_EXECLINE_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--prefix=$(HOST_DIR) \
-	--shebangdir=/usr/bin \
 	--with-sysdeps=$(HOST_DIR)/lib/skalibs/sysdeps \
 	--with-include=$(HOST_DIR)/include \
 	--with-dynlib=$(HOST_DIR)/lib \