diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7fad9f7ff6..0d40f0ecca 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -639,7 +639,6 @@ ifeq ($(uname_S),SunOS)
 	NO_MKDTEMP = YesPlease
 	OLD_ICONV = UnfortunatelyYes
 	ifeq ($(uname_R),5.8)
-		NEEDS_LIBICONV = YesPlease
 		NO_UNSETENV = YesPlease
 		NO_SETENV = YesPlease
 		NO_C99_FORMAT = YesPlease