diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/sysfsutils/sysfsutils_2.1.1.bb b/meta/recipes-core/sysfsutils/sysfsutils_2.1.1.bb
index 64a6cc26d3..86cc06a2cd 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/sysfsutils/sysfsutils_2.1.1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/sysfsutils/sysfsutils_2.1.1.bb
@@ -19,5 +19,3 @@ inherit autotools
 
 PACKAGES =+ "libsysfs"
 FILES:libsysfs = "${libdir}/lib*${SOLIBS}"
-
-export libdir = "${base_libdir}"