diff --git a/target/linux/uml/Makefile b/target/linux/uml/Makefile
index 430450ca0b..be27179151 100644
--- a/target/linux/uml/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/uml/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ ARCH:=$(shell uname -m | sed \
 	-e 's/sh[234]/sh/' \
 	-e 's/armeb/arm/' \
 )
-ARCH_PACKAGES:=uml
 BOARD:=uml
 BOARDNAME:=User Mode Linux
 FEATURES:=ext4 audio