diff --git a/Rules.mak b/Rules.mak
index ff6ea32db..843bcce28 100644
--- a/Rules.mak
+++ b/Rules.mak
@@ -350,9 +350,6 @@ do_link.h          = @$(disp_link.h)    ; $(cmd_link.h)
 do_ar              = @$(disp_ar)        ; $(cmd_ar)
 do_elf2flt         = @$(disp_elf2flt)   ; $(cmd_elf2flt)
 
-%.o: %.c
-	$(compile.c)
-
 uppercase = $(shell echo $1 | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')
 %.a:
 	@if test -z "$($(call uppercase,$*)_DIR)" ; then \