diff --git a/common.mak b/common.mak
index 5511a3016d7d8308480d9bf7364c7289c7371cae..5195c9911d7d917bc9211cdabd1fd80e538abb66 100644
--- a/common.mak
+++ b/common.mak
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ HOSTCFLAGS += $(IFLAGS)
 %.ho: %.h
 	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -Wno-unused -c -o $@ -x c $<
 
-%$(EXESUF): %.c
-
 %.ver: %.v
 	$(Q)sed 's/$$MAJOR/$($(basename $(@F))_VERSION_MAJOR)/' $^ > $@