diff --git a/rules.mk b/rules.mk
index abb961e7de..b7bad1ca54 100644
--- a/rules.mk
+++ b/rules.mk
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ PKG_CONFIG:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/pkg-config
 export PKG_CONFIG
 
 HOSTCC:=gcc
-HOSTCC_NOCACHE:=$(HOSTCC)
 HOST_CFLAGS:=-O2 -I$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/include
 HOST_LDFLAGS:=-L$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib