diff --git a/libs/sqlite3/Makefile b/libs/sqlite3/Makefile
index 28020e3a2..71be4e189 100644
--- a/libs/sqlite3/Makefile
+++ b/libs/sqlite3/Makefile
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ $(call Package/sqlite3/Default/description)
  formats.
 endef
 
-TARGET_CFLAGS += $(FPIC) \
+TARGET_CFLAGS += \
 	-DSQLITE_ENABLE_UNLOCK_NOTIFY=1 \
 	-DHAVE_ISNAN=1 \
 	-DHAVE_MALLOC_USABLE_SIZE=1