diff --git a/newlib/libm/fenv/Makefile.am b/newlib/libm/fenv/Makefile.am
index 50b59004c..58cda3806 100644
--- a/newlib/libm/fenv/Makefile.am
+++ b/newlib/libm/fenv/Makefile.am
@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@ src =	feclearexcept.c fe_dfl_env.c fegetenv.c fegetexceptflag.c \
 	fegetround.c feholdexcept.c feraiseexcept.c fesetenv.c \
 	fesetexceptflag.c fesetround.c fetestexcept.c feupdateenv.c
 
-lib_a_CFLAGS = -fbuiltin -fno-math-errno
-
 noinst_LIBRARIES = lib.a
 lib_a_SOURCES = $(src)
-lib_a_CFLAGS += $(AM_CFLAGS)
+lib_a_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
 
 # A partial dependency list.
 
diff --git a/newlib/libm/fenv/Makefile.in b/newlib/libm/fenv/Makefile.in
index 222ab62d5..bdee7d66f 100644
--- a/newlib/libm/fenv/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libm/fenv/Makefile.in
@@ -302,9 +302,9 @@ src = feclearexcept.c fe_dfl_env.c fegetenv.c fegetexceptflag.c \
 	fegetround.c feholdexcept.c feraiseexcept.c fesetenv.c \
 	fesetexceptflag.c fesetround.c fetestexcept.c feupdateenv.c
 
-lib_a_CFLAGS = -fbuiltin -fno-math-errno $(AM_CFLAGS)
 noinst_LIBRARIES = lib.a
 lib_a_SOURCES = $(src)
+lib_a_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
 all: all-am
 
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