diff --git a/lib/libc/gdtoa/_ldtoa.c b/lib/libc/gdtoa/_ldtoa.c
index 952ca98362f..60c6b223bd6 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gdtoa/_ldtoa.c
+++ b/lib/libc/gdtoa/_ldtoa.c
@@ -88,9 +88,7 @@ __ldtoa(long double *ld, int mode, int ndigits, int *decpt, int *sign,
 		break;
 	case FP_SUBNORMAL:
 		kind = STRTOG_Denormal;
-#ifdef	LDBL_IMPLICIT_NBIT
 		be++;
-#endif
 		break;
 	case FP_INFINITE:
 		kind = STRTOG_Infinite;