diff --git a/package/leveldb/leveldb.mk b/package/leveldb/leveldb.mk
index 2ce3e4ace4..ca2ed703a0 100644
--- a/package/leveldb/leveldb.mk
+++ b/package/leveldb/leveldb.mk
@@ -11,17 +11,9 @@ LEVELDB_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 LEVELDB_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 LEVELDB_DEPENDENCIES = snappy
 
-# We will pass optimisation level via CFLAGS so remove leveldb default
-LEVELDB_MAKE_ARGS += OPTIM=
-
-# Disable the static library for shared only build
-ifeq ($(BR2_SHARED_LIBS),y)
-LEVELDB_MAKE_ARGS += LIBRARY=
-endif
-
 # Disable the shared library for static only build
 ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
-LEVELDB_MAKE_ARGS += SHARED=
+LEVELDB_MAKE_ARGS += SHARED_LIBS= SHARED_PROGRAMS=
 endif
 
 define LEVELDB_BUILD_CMDS