diff --git a/package/busybox/Makefile b/package/busybox/Makefile
index f7e64c097a2..d30be0de75c 100644
--- a/package/busybox/Makefile
+++ b/package/busybox/Makefile
@@ -63,10 +63,6 @@ ifdef CONFIG_GCC_VERSION_LLVM
   TARGET_CFLAGS += -fnested-functions
 endif
 
-ifdef CONFIG_GCC_VERSION_4_5_0
-  TARGET_CFLAGS += -fno-tree-pta
-endif
-
 define Build/Compile
 	$(MAKE) $(PKG_JOBS) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		CC="$(TARGET_CC)" \