diff --git a/make/defs.mk b/make/defs.mk
index 3ea35e92..8e5b5bee 100644
--- a/make/defs.mk
+++ b/make/defs.mk
@@ -205,8 +205,6 @@ GCC_REV                = $(shell  gcc -v 2>&1 | grep version | awk '{ split($$3,
 
 ifneq ($(GCC_VERSION),4.1.0)
 BUILD_CPPFLAGS        += -std=c++11
-else
-BUILD_CPPFLAGS        += -Doverride
 endif
 
 LD_VERSION             = $(shell ld -V | $(SED) '/GNU ld/ !d; s/(.*)//; s/[^0-9.-]*//')