diff --git a/arch/um/Makefile b/arch/um/Makefile
index 25ed409..e3abe6f 100644
--- a/arch/um/Makefile
+++ b/arch/um/Makefile
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 # The wrappers will select whether using "malloc" or the kernel allocator.
 LINK_WRAPS = -Wl,--wrap,malloc -Wl,--wrap,free -Wl,--wrap,calloc
 
-LD_FLAGS_CMDLINE = $(foreach opt,$(LDFLAGS),-Wl,$(opt)) -lrt
+LD_FLAGS_CMDLINE = $(foreach opt,$(LDFLAGS),-Wl,$(opt))
 
 # Used by link-vmlinux.sh which has special support for um link
 export CFLAGS_vmlinux := $(LINK-y) $(LINK_WRAPS) $(LD_FLAGS_CMDLINE)