diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 93b598c1a..71525e1f0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -243,9 +243,8 @@ endif # ifeq ($(strip $(HAVE_DOT_CONFIG)),y)
 # depending on it.
 DIRS_UPPER:=$(shell echo $(DIRS) | $(SED) 'h;y/abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz/ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ/')
 
-# First populate the variables ..._OBJ-y ...OBJ-m et al
+# First populate the variables ..._OBJ-y et al
 $(foreach d,$(DIRS_UPPER),$(eval $(notdir $(d))-y:=))
-$(foreach d,$(DIRS_UPPER),$(eval $(notdir $(d))-m:=))
 
 include $(patsubst %,%/Makefile.in,$(SRC_DIRS))
 
diff --git a/coreutils/Makefile.in b/coreutils/Makefile.in
index eee64a995..5f8a0ac52 100644
--- a/coreutils/Makefile.in
+++ b/coreutils/Makefile.in
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ COREUTILS-$(CONFIG_WHOAMI)    += whoami.o
 COREUTILS-$(CONFIG_YES)       += yes.o
 
 COREUTILS-y:=$(sort $(COREUTILS-y))
-COREUTILS-m:=$(sort $(COREUTILS-m))
 
 COREUTILS_SRC-y:=$(patsubst %.o,$(srcdir)/%.c,$(COREUTILS-y))
 COREUTILS_SRC-a:=$(wildcard $(srcdir)/*.c)
diff --git a/libbb/Makefile.in b/libbb/Makefile.in
index 3828a42db..d4cc7646a 100644
--- a/libbb/Makefile.in
+++ b/libbb/Makefile.in
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ LIBBB-$(CONFIG_SU)+= correct_password.c
 LIBBB-$(CONFIG_LOGIN)+= correct_password.c
 
 
-LIBBB-y:=$(patsubst %,$(srcdir)/%,$(LIBBB-y) $(LIBBB-m))
+LIBBB-y:=$(patsubst %,$(srcdir)/%,$(LIBBB-y))
 
 # 1:N objects
 LIBBB_MSRC0:=$(srcdir)/messages.c
diff --git a/loginutils/Makefile.in b/loginutils/Makefile.in
index f09b6d2a6..dfbba5019 100644
--- a/loginutils/Makefile.in
+++ b/loginutils/Makefile.in
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ needcrypt-$(CONFIG_PASSWD)	:= y
 needcrypt-$(CONFIG_SU)		:= y
 needcrypt-$(CONFIG_SULOGIN)	:= y
 needcrypt-$(CONFIG_VLOCK)	:= y
-ifeq ($(needcrypt-m),y)
-needcrypt-y:=y
-endif
 ifeq ($(needcrypt-y),y)
   LIBRARIES := -lcrypt $(filter-out -lcrypt,$(LIBRARIES))
 endif
diff --git a/miscutils/Makefile.in b/miscutils/Makefile.in
index e431f48ef..12b4f05a4 100644
--- a/miscutils/Makefile.in
+++ b/miscutils/Makefile.in
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ MISCUTILS-$(CONFIG_WATCHDOG)    += watchdog.o
 
 needlibm-y:=
 needlibm-$(CONFIG_DC) := y
-ifeq ($(needlibm-m),y)
-needlibm-y:=y
-endif
 ifeq ($(needlibm-y),y)
   LIBRARIES := $(filter-out -lm,$(LIBRARIES)) -lm
 endif
diff --git a/networking/Makefile.in b/networking/Makefile.in
index 0f607eb80..efad05053 100644
--- a/networking/Makefile.in
+++ b/networking/Makefile.in
@@ -40,13 +40,9 @@ NETWORKING-$(CONFIG_WGET)         += wget.o
 NETWORKING-$(CONFIG_ZCIP)         += zcip.o
 
 NETWORKING-y:=$(sort $(NETWORKING-y))
-NETWORKING-m:=$(sort $(NETWORKING-m))
 
 needcrypt-y:=
 needcrypt-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_HTTPD_AUTH_MD5) := y
-ifeq ($(needcrypt-m),y)
-needcrypt-y:=y
-endif
 ifeq ($(needcrypt-y),y)
 	LIBRARIES := -lcrypt $(filter-out -lcrypt,$(LIBRARIES))
 endif