--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ pure:$(P) ${OBJS}
 
 gethost:  gethost.c sh.err.h tc.const.h sh.h
 	rm -f gethost
-	${CC_FOR_GETHOST} -o gethost ${CPPFLAGS} ${CFLAGS} $(srcdir)/gethost.c
+	${CC_FOR_GETHOST} -o gethost ${CPPFLAGS} $(srcdir)/gethost.c
 
 tc.defs.c:	gethost host.defs
 	@rm -f $@.tmp
