diff --git a/package/network/utils/wireguard-tools/Makefile b/package/network/utils/wireguard-tools/Makefile
index 3232060bd1..2137a8b4a1 100644
--- a/package/network/utils/wireguard-tools/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/utils/wireguard-tools/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=COPYING
 
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
-PKG_USE_MIPS16:=0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package-defaults.mk