diff --git a/package/cdrkit/cdrkit.mk b/package/cdrkit/cdrkit.mk
index 7474fffbf2..ff7bf4aed8 100644
--- a/package/cdrkit/cdrkit.mk
+++ b/package/cdrkit/cdrkit.mk
@@ -16,12 +16,5 @@ else
 CDRKIT_CONF_OPT += -DBITFIELDS_HTOL=0
 endif
 
-## cdrkit isn't completely re-rooted by CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH, so add
-## some extra flags so it finds needed libs and headers.
-CDRKIT_CONF_OPT += -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include"
-CDRKIT_CONF_OPT += -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)"
-HOST_CDRKIT_CONF_OPT += -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-I$(HOST_DIR)/usr/include"
-HOST_CDRKIT_CONF_OPT += -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="$(HOST_LDFLAGS)"
-
 $(eval $(cmake-package))
 $(eval $(host-cmake-package))