diff --git a/package/php/php.mk b/package/php/php.mk
index ef42e58e2..ba1200bef 100644
--- a/package/php/php.mk
+++ b/package/php/php.mk
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ ifneq ($(BR2_INET_IPV6),y)
 endif
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_xtensa),y)
-PHP_CFLAGS += -mtext-section-literals
-endif
-
 PHP_CONF_OPT += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_CLI),,--disable-cli)
 PHP_CONF_OPT += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_CGI),,--disable-cgi)