diff --git a/platform/Makefile b/platform/Makefile
index 5bf9ce73a..abdf0e5bc 100644
--- a/platform/Makefile
+++ b/platform/Makefile
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ $(TOPDIR)$(DELIM).config:
 
 $(PLATFORMDIR): $(TOPDIR)$(DELIM).config
 	@echo "LN: platform$(DELIM)board to $(LINKDIR)"
-	$(Q) $(DIRUNLINK) $(PLATFORMDIR)
 	$(Q) $(DIRLINK) $(LINKDIR) $(PLATFORMDIR)
 
 dirlinks: $(PLATFORMDIR)