diff --git a/recipes-hawaii/greenisland/greenisland_git.bb b/recipes-hawaii/greenisland/greenisland_git.bb
index 9db1ff31..1a0c081f 100644
--- a/recipes-hawaii/greenisland/greenisland_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-hawaii/greenisland/greenisland_git.bb
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ EXTRA_OECMAKE += " \
 	-DCMAKE_PROGRAM_PATH=${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}/$bindir/qt5 \
 "
 
-# this should be fixed elsewhere..
-CXXFLAGS_append_mx6 = " -DEGL_API_FB"
-
 FILES_${PN} += "${libdir}/qml/GreenIsland"
 FILES_${PN}-dbg += "${libdir}/qml/GreenIsland/.debug"
 FILES_${PN}-dev += "${libdir}/cmake"