diff --git a/tools/llvm-shlib/Makefile b/tools/llvm-shlib/Makefile
index 4e656b438c3..19077a3858a 100644
--- a/tools/llvm-shlib/Makefile
+++ b/tools/llvm-shlib/Makefile
@@ -69,11 +69,6 @@ ifeq ($(HOST_OS), $(filter $(HOST_OS), Linux GNU GNU/kFreeBSD))
     LLVMLibsOptions += -Wl,--no-undefined
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(HOST_OS), $(filter $(HOST_OS), Linux GNU GNU/kFreeBSD))
-    # Define a default symbol version
-    LLVMLibsOptions += -Wl,--default-symver
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(HOST_OS),SunOS)
     # add -z allextract ahead of other libraries on Solaris
     LLVMLibsOptions := -Wl,-z -Wl,allextract $(LLVMLibsOptions)