diff --git a/arch/ia64/Makefile b/arch/ia64/Makefile
index 320d86f192ee54b53ea5f7be7c7e1a560b6cc44b..171290f9f1de48a5d0a8eb627c9468d1fafa1b0a 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/Makefile
+++ b/arch/ia64/Makefile
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ KBUILD_DEFCONFIG := generic_defconfig
 NM := $(CROSS_COMPILE)nm -B
 READELF := $(CROSS_COMPILE)readelf
 
-export AWK
-
 CHECKFLAGS	+= -D__ia64=1 -D__ia64__=1 -D_LP64 -D__LP64__
 
 OBJCOPYFLAGS	:= --strip-all