diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.31/032-mips_vmlinux_lds.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.31/032-mips_vmlinux_lds.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 807a9444f..000000000
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.31/032-mips_vmlinux_lds.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
-+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
-@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
- 
- CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds := $(KBUILD_CFLAGS)
- 
-+CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds := $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_LDSFLAGS)
-+
- extra-y		:= head.o init_task.o vmlinux.lds
- 
- obj-y		+= cpu-probe.o branch.o entry.o genex.o irq.o process.o \