diff --git a/lib/libc_r/Makefile b/lib/libc_r/Makefile
index 373fe6592b22..f1584ff73034 100644
--- a/lib/libc_r/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libc_r/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ CFLAGS+=-DLIBC_RCS -DSYSLIBC_RCS
 CFLAGS+=-DPTHREAD_KERNEL -D_THREAD_SAFE -I${.CURDIR}/uthread
 AINC=	-I${.CURDIR}/../libc/${MACHINE} -I${.CURDIR}/uthread
 CLEANFILES+=tags
-INSTALL_PIC_ARCHIVE=	yes
 PRECIOUSLIB=	yes
 
 .include "${.CURDIR}/db/Makefile.inc"
diff --git a/lib/libkse/Makefile b/lib/libkse/Makefile
index 373fe6592b22..f1584ff73034 100644
--- a/lib/libkse/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libkse/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ CFLAGS+=-DLIBC_RCS -DSYSLIBC_RCS
 CFLAGS+=-DPTHREAD_KERNEL -D_THREAD_SAFE -I${.CURDIR}/uthread
 AINC=	-I${.CURDIR}/../libc/${MACHINE} -I${.CURDIR}/uthread
 CLEANFILES+=tags
-INSTALL_PIC_ARCHIVE=	yes
 PRECIOUSLIB=	yes
 
 .include "${.CURDIR}/db/Makefile.inc"
diff --git a/lib/libpthread/Makefile b/lib/libpthread/Makefile
index 373fe6592b22..f1584ff73034 100644
--- a/lib/libpthread/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libpthread/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ CFLAGS+=-DLIBC_RCS -DSYSLIBC_RCS
 CFLAGS+=-DPTHREAD_KERNEL -D_THREAD_SAFE -I${.CURDIR}/uthread
 AINC=	-I${.CURDIR}/../libc/${MACHINE} -I${.CURDIR}/uthread
 CLEANFILES+=tags
-INSTALL_PIC_ARCHIVE=	yes
 PRECIOUSLIB=	yes
 
 .include "${.CURDIR}/db/Makefile.inc"