diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/microblaze/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index a09f2962fbec..20b0552391d1 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
  * for more details.
  */
 
-OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf32-microblaze", "elf32-microblaze", "elf32-microblaze")
 OUTPUT_ARCH(microblaze)
 ENTRY(microblaze_start)