diff --git a/package/netsnmp/netsnmp.mk b/package/netsnmp/netsnmp.mk
index 1c7e406a4e..0699e59efe 100644
--- a/package/netsnmp/netsnmp.mk
+++ b/package/netsnmp/netsnmp.mk
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ NETSNMP_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--disable-manuals
 NETSNMP_INSTALL_STAGING_OPTS = DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) LIB_LDCONFIG_CMD=true install
 NETSNMP_INSTALL_TARGET_OPTS = DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) LIB_LDCONFIG_CMD=true install
-NETSNMP_MAKE = $(MAKE1)
 NETSNMP_CONFIG_SCRIPTS = net-snmp-config
 # We're patching configure.d/config_project_types
 NETSNMP_AUTORECONF = YES