diff --git a/auto/os/darwin b/auto/os/darwin
index b97518a6e..1d3e3d393 100644
--- a/auto/os/darwin
+++ b/auto/os/darwin
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ ngx_feature_test="int s = 0, fd = 1;
 . auto/feature
 
 if [ $ngx_found = yes ]; then
-    have=NGX_HAVE_SENDFILE . auto/have
     CORE_SRCS="$CORE_SRCS $DARWIN_SENDFILE_SRCS"
 fi