diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index 235e3781ba0..7d48c54c5c7 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -1066,7 +1066,6 @@ scroll.o: scroll.c termchar.h dispextern.h frame.h $(config_h)
 search.o: search.c regex.h commands.h buffer.h region-cache.h syntax.h \
    blockinput.h category.h charset.h $(config_h)
 strftime.o: strftime.c $(config_h)
-	$(CC) -c $(CPPFLAGS) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -Dstrftime=emacs_strftime $<
 syntax.o: syntax.c syntax.h buffer.h commands.h category.h charset.h \
    $(config_h)
 sysdep.o: sysdep.c $(config_h) dispextern.h termhooks.h termchar.h termopts.h \