diff --git a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/Makefile b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/Makefile
index 8b01f5e7ba25..f41c047eca82 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 # CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 
 # common flags
-subdir-ccflags-y					:= -DBCMDMA32
 subdir-ccflags-$(CONFIG_BRCMDBG)	+= -DBCMDBG
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_BRCMUTIL)	+= brcmutil/