diff --git a/build/modmake.rules.in b/build/modmake.rules.in
index 00d72f050c..3a27af690a 100644
--- a/build/modmake.rules.in
+++ b/build/modmake.rules.in
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ INSTALL=@INSTALL@
 GETLIB=@GETLIB@
 LIBTOOL=@LIBTOOL@
 AR=@AR@
-LIBGNUTLS_LIBS=@LIBGNUTLS_LIBS@
 LTINSTALL=$(LIBTOOL) --quiet --mode=install $(INSTALL) 
 LTUNINSTALL=$(LIBTOOL) --mode=uninstall rm -f 
 CCLD = $(CC)