diff --git a/package/eglibc/eglibc.mk b/package/eglibc/eglibc.mk
index ccdc2109d3..5431ac574c 100644
--- a/package/eglibc/eglibc.mk
+++ b/package/eglibc/eglibc.mk
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ define EGLIBC_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	cp $(@D)/build/csu/crt1.o $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/
 	cp $(@D)/build/csu/crti.o $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/
 	cp $(@D)/build/csu/crtn.o $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/
-	$(TARGET_CROSS)gcc -nostdlib $(REALLY_NOSTDLIB) \
+	$(TARGET_CROSS)gcc -nostdlib \
 		-nostartfiles -shared -x c /dev/null -o $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libc.so
 endef
 
diff --git a/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk b/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk
index f775b15601..d5ea7a4b76 100644
--- a/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk
+++ b/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk
@@ -162,13 +162,6 @@ define UCLIBC_X86_TYPE_CONFIG
 endef
 endif
 
-#
-# ARC definitions
-#
-ifeq ($(UCLIBC_TARGET_ARCH),arc)
-REALLY_NOSTDLIB = -really-nostdlib
-endif
-
 #
 # Endianess
 #
@@ -407,9 +400,9 @@ define UCLIBC_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		RUNTIME_PREFIX=$(STAGING_DIR) \
 		headers lib/crt1.o lib/crti.o lib/crtn.o \
 		install_headers
-	$(TARGET_CROSS)gcc -nostdlib $(REALLY_NOSTDLIB) \
+	$(TARGET_CROSS)gcc -nostdlib \
 		-nostartfiles -shared -x c /dev/null -o $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libc.so
-	$(TARGET_CROSS)gcc -nostdlib $(REALLY_NOSTDLIB) \
+	$(TARGET_CROSS)gcc -nostdlib \
 		-nostartfiles -shared -x c /dev/null -o $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libm.so
 	cp -pLR $(UCLIBC_DIR)/lib/crt[1in].o $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/
 endef