diff --git a/depends/config.site.in b/depends/config.site.in
index 27e3aedd8..3d7c9fd43 100644
--- a/depends/config.site.in
+++ b/depends/config.site.in
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ LDFLAGS="-L$depends_prefix/lib $LDFLAGS"
 CC="@CC@"
 CXX="@CXX@"
 OBJC="${CC}"
-OBJCXX="${CXX}"
 CCACHE=$depends_prefix/native/bin/ccache
 PYTHONPATH=$depends_prefix/native/lib/python/dist-packages:$PYTHONPATH