diff --git a/sys/modules/Makefile b/sys/modules/Makefile
index 9545125e862..39b8bfd384e 100644
--- a/sys/modules/Makefile
+++ b/sys/modules/Makefile
@@ -618,7 +618,6 @@ _x86bios=	x86bios
 .endif
 
 .if ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "amd64"
-_ix=		ix
 _ixl=		ixl
 _ixlv=		ixlv
 _linux64=	linux64