diff --git a/util/Makefile.am b/util/Makefile.am
index 800b35b43436e5d8ae19c97dbd61120705afd26a..f2dd1f959d12be3578a600ba2e460afbcf59667e 100644
--- a/util/Makefile.am
+++ b/util/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	StrDefs.ht \
 	string.list
 
-AM_CFLAGS = $(XT_CFLAGS)
 makestrs_SOURCES = makestrs.c