diff --git a/project/overrides.mk b/project/overrides.mk
index 80594c4..65ebf21 100644
--- a/project/overrides.mk
+++ b/project/overrides.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# direct linker invocation
-LDFLAGS_SYSROOT = $(CFLAGS_SYSROOT)
-
 ifneq ($(PE_SUBSYSTEM),)
 	LDFLAGS_COMMON += -Wl,--subsystem=$(PE_SUBSYSTEM)
 endif