diff --git a/arch/arc/Makefile b/arch/arc/Makefile
index 3a4b52b7e09d61456daf12335e7e5b7c75ec7077..d37f49d6a27f40f65d3e34bd3e2df5343a97d1e4 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arc/Makefile
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 # published by the Free Software Foundation.
 #
 
-UTS_MACHINE := arc
-
 ifeq ($(CROSS_COMPILE),)
 ifndef CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
 CROSS_COMPILE := arc-linux-