diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 46d4d526fe..a44a29a9c1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ PROGS-$(CONFIG_FFSERVER) += ffserver
 PROGS      := $(PROGS-yes:%=%$(PROGSSUF)$(EXESUF))
 INSTPROGS   = $(PROGS-yes:%=%$(PROGSSUF)$(EXESUF))
 
-OBJS        = cmdutils.o $(EXEOBJS)
 OBJS-ffmpeg = ffmpeg_opt.o ffmpeg_filter.o
 TESTTOOLS   = audiogen videogen rotozoom tiny_psnr tiny_ssim base64
 HOSTPROGS  := $(TESTTOOLS:%=tests/%) doc/print_options