diff --git a/src/kernel/libroot/posix/stdlib/Jamfile b/src/kernel/libroot/posix/stdlib/Jamfile
index a11f3230cc..9f2fe1e9f8 100644
--- a/src/kernel/libroot/posix/stdlib/Jamfile
+++ b/src/kernel/libroot/posix/stdlib/Jamfile
@@ -39,7 +39,5 @@ MergeObjectFromObjects kernel_posix_stdlib.o :
 	<$(SOURCE_GRIST)>strtoll.o
 	<$(SOURCE_GRIST)>strtoul.o
 	<$(SOURCE_GRIST)>strtoull.o
-	:
-	-fPIC -DPIC
 	;