diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu.inc
index ea7dfaecef..fe35f94acf 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu.inc
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ EXTRA_OECONF = " \
     ${PACKAGECONFIG_CONFARGS} \
     "
 
-export LIBTOOL="${HOST_SYS}-libtool"
-
 B = "${WORKDIR}/build"
 
 #EXTRA_OECONF:append = " --python=${HOSTTOOLS_DIR}/python3"