diff --git a/package/gcc/gcc.mk b/package/gcc/gcc.mk
index 305022917690..5d023d725ff3 100644
--- a/package/gcc/gcc.mk
+++ b/package/gcc/gcc.mk
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ define HOST_GCC_APPLY_PATCHES
 			$(APPLY_PATCHES) $(@D) $${patchdir} \*.patch || exit 1; \
 		fi; \
 	done
-	$(HOST_GCC_APPLY_POWERPC_PATCH)
 endef
 
 HOST_GCC_EXCLUDES = \