diff --git a/compat/getopt.c b/compat/getopt.c
index c7f8ef3260..3e7d3e215e 100644
--- a/compat/getopt.c
+++ b/compat/getopt.c
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#define EOF (-1)
-
 static int opterr = 1;
 static int optind = 1;
 static int optopt;