diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c277764a..49d83844 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -560,7 +560,6 @@ SUBARCH=${SUBARCH}-nofpu
 fi
 if trycppif __SH_FDPIC__ "$t" ; then
 SUBARCH=${SUBARCH}-fdpic
-shared=no
 fi
 fi