diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/wget/wget.inc b/meta/recipes-extended/wget/wget.inc
index 7af55c4269..9ef5641881 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/wget/wget.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/wget/wget.inc
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ INC_PR = "r16"
 
 inherit autotools gettext update-alternatives
 
-EXTRA_OECONF = "--with-libc --enable-ipv6 --with-libssl-prefix=${STAGING_DIR_HOST} \
+EXTRA_OECONF = "--enable-ipv6 --with-libssl-prefix=${STAGING_DIR_HOST} \
                 --with-ssl=openssl --disable-rpath --disable-iri \
                 ac_cv_header_uuid_uuid_h=no"