diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/lm_sensors/lmsensors_3.4.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/lm_sensors/lmsensors_3.4.0.bb
index a483fb38a8..62ea13176d 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/lm_sensors/lmsensors_3.4.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/lm_sensors/lmsensors_3.4.0.bb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ SYSTEMD_AUTO_ENABLE = "disable"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/lm_sensors-${PV}"
 
-EXTRA_OEMAKE = 'LINUX=${STAGING_KERNEL_DIR} EXLDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}" \
+EXTRA_OEMAKE = 'EXLDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}" \
         MACHINE=${TARGET_ARCH} PREFIX=${prefix} MANDIR=${mandir} \
         LIBDIR=${libdir} \
         CC="${CC}" AR="${AR}"'