diff --git a/Makefile.util.def b/Makefile.util.def
index d9e2bd84d..f8b356cc1 100644
--- a/Makefile.util.def
+++ b/Makefile.util.def
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ program = {
   ldadd = grub-core/lib/gnulib/libgnu.a;
   ldadd = '$(LIBLZMA)';
   ldadd = '$(LIBINTL) $(LIBDEVMAPPER) $(LIBZFS) $(LIBNVPAIR) $(LIBGEOM)';
-  cppflags = '-DGRUB_PKGLIBDIR=\"$(pkglibdir)\"';
 };
 
 program = {