diff --git a/package/mtd/mtd.mk b/package/mtd/mtd.mk
index edf6e083ed..42a8c1deb3 100644
--- a/package/mtd/mtd.mk
+++ b/package/mtd/mtd.mk
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX),y)
 MTD_DEPENDENCIES += busybox
 endif
 
-MTD_MAKE_OPTS = WITHOUT_LARGEFILE=1
-
 # If extended attributes are required, the acl package must
 # also be enabled which will also include the attr package.
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ACL),y)