diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0b60de2cd..be1d59c25 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -801,7 +801,6 @@ endif
 NEED_LIBUSB1 := $(call filter_deps,$(DEPENDS_ON_LIBUSB1))
 ifneq ($(NEED_LIBUSB1), )
 CHECK_LIBUSB1 = yes
-FEATURE_CFLAGS += -D'NEED_LIBUSB1=1'
 PROGRAMMER_OBJS += usbdev.o usb_device.o
 # FreeBSD and DragonflyBSD use a reimplementation of libusb-1.0 that is simply called libusb
 ifeq ($(TARGET_OS), $(filter $(TARGET_OS), FreeBSD DragonFlyBSD))