diff --git a/Makefile.generic b/Makefile.generic
index 5872eb9795f8cf1eabe28a023af35ec6a779287b..4bb5281b919baaed962818e10a41a3253f839539 100644
--- a/Makefile.generic
+++ b/Makefile.generic
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ compile: FORCE $(PRODUCT-OBJS) $(ICS-PRODUCT-OBJS) $(compile_depends)
 	echo '(setq sys::*libx11-pathname* "$(XLIB)")' >> build.tmp
 	echo '(setq sys::*libwnn-pathname* "$(WNNLIB)")' >> build.tmp
 	echo '(excl:set-case-mode $(CASE_MODE))' >> build.tmp
-	echo $(STOP_PATCHES) >> build.tmp
 	echo '(load "misc/compile-1.lisp")' >> build.tmp
 	echo '(declaim (optimize (speed $(SPEED)) (debug $(DEBUG)) (safety $(SAFETY))))' >> build.tmp
 	echo '(setq *compile-print* $(compile_print))' >> build.tmp