diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/php/php.inc b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/php/php.inc
index 749f51c7ad..7ae5cc88c0 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/php/php.inc
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/php/php.inc
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ THREADS_pn-php = "pthread"
 export THREADS
 export PHP_NATIVE_DIR = "${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}"
 export PHP_PEAR_PHP_BIN = "${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/php"
-CFLAGS += " -DPTYS_ARE_GETPT -DPTYS_ARE_SEARCHED -D_GNU_SOURCE"
+CFLAGS += " -D_GNU_SOURCE"
 
 acpaths = ""