diff --git a/package/gcc/gcc-final/gcc-final.mk b/package/gcc/gcc-final/gcc-final.mk
index f627767234..69a4ccd6af 100644
--- a/package/gcc/gcc-final/gcc-final.mk
+++ b/package/gcc/gcc-final/gcc-final.mk
@@ -24,12 +24,7 @@ HOST_GCC_FINAL_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += HOST_GCC_APPLY_PATCHES
 # subdirectory in the gcc sources, and build from there.
 HOST_GCC_FINAL_SUBDIR = build
 
-define HOST_GCC_FINAL_CONFIGURE_SYMLINK
-	mkdir -p $(@D)/build
-	ln -s ../configure $(@D)/build/configure
-endef
-
-HOST_GCC_FINAL_PRE_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += HOST_GCC_FINAL_CONFIGURE_SYMLINK
+HOST_GCC_FINAL_PRE_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += HOST_GCC_CONFIGURE_SYMLINK
 
 # Languages supported by the cross-compiler
 GCC_FINAL_CROSS_LANGUAGES-y = c