diff --git a/libexec/rtld-elf/Makefile b/libexec/rtld-elf/Makefile
index 1f3df176992a..a132c756723f 100644
--- a/libexec/rtld-elf/Makefile
+++ b/libexec/rtld-elf/Makefile
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ CFLAGS+=	-fpic -DPIC $(DEBUG)
 LDFLAGS+=	-shared -Wl,-Bsymbolic -Wl,-z,defs -nostdlib -e ${RTLD_ENTRY}
 # Pull in the dependencies that we use from libc
 .include "rtld-libc/Makefile.inc"
-.if ${MK_TOOLCHAIN} == "no"
-LDFLAGS+=	-L${LIBCDIR}
-.endif
 
 VERSION_DEF=	${LIBCSRCDIR}/Versions.def
 SYMBOL_MAPS=	${RTLD_ELF_DIR}/Symbol.map