diff --git a/tools/libtool/Makefile b/tools/libtool/Makefile
index 4992fa7710..dde4ff3130 100644
--- a/tools/libtool/Makefile
+++ b/tools/libtool/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/$(PKG_NAME)
 PKG_HASH:=da8ebb2ce4dcf46b90098daf962cffa68f4b4f62ea60f798d0ef12929ede6adf
 
-HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
-
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 
 export GNULIB_SRCDIR:=$(HOST_GNULIB_SRCDIR)