diff --git a/Makefile.target b/Makefile.target
index a4cb506e59..ca11c758e8 100644
--- a/Makefile.target
+++ b/Makefile.target
@@ -687,8 +687,6 @@ ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
 CPPFLAGS+=-I$(SRC_PATH)/slirp
 endif
 
-LIBS+=$(PTHREADLIBS)
-LIBS+=$(CLOCKLIBS)
 # specific flags are needed for non soft mmu emulator
 ifdef CONFIG_STATIC
 LDFLAGS+=-static