diff --git a/package/kmod/kmod.mk b/package/kmod/kmod.mk
index 1ac83eaadd..98d9998b8e 100644
--- a/package/kmod/kmod.mk
+++ b/package/kmod/kmod.mk
@@ -39,11 +39,6 @@ KMOD_DEPENDENCIES += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON),python,python3)
 KMOD_CONF_OPTS += --enable-python
 endif
 
-# --gc-sections triggers a bug in the current Xtensa binutils
-ifeq ($(BR2_xtensa),y)
-KMOD_CONF_ENV += cc_cv_LDFLAGS__Wl___gc_sections=no
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_KMOD_TOOLS),y)
 
 # add license info for kmod tools