diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk b/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk
index 7d281b83dd1..3c772989d71 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ distribute: _SUBDIR
 .if !target(lint)
 lint: ${SRCS} _SUBDIR
 .if defined(PROG)
-	@${LINT} ${LINTFLAGS} ${CFLAGS} ${.ALLSRC} | more 2>&1
+	@${LINT} ${LINTFLAGS} ${.ALLSRC} | more 2>&1
 .endif
 .endif