diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c4f17bed28..9a1a4dc40f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ ETCDIR ?= /etc
 TMPFILESDIR ?= ${PREFIX}/lib/tmpfiles.d
 SYSTEMDDIR ?= ${PREFIX}/lib/systemd/system
 USERSYSTEMDDIR ?= ${PREFIX}/lib/systemd/user
-BUILDFLAGS ?=
 BUILDTAGS ?= \
 	$(shell hack/apparmor_tag.sh) \
 	$(shell hack/btrfs_installed_tag.sh) \