diff --git a/gnu/dist/toolchain/gcc/Makefile.in b/gnu/dist/toolchain/gcc/Makefile.in
index 09ff6cff5c77..00f00bf86982 100644
--- a/gnu/dist/toolchain/gcc/Makefile.in
+++ b/gnu/dist/toolchain/gcc/Makefile.in
@@ -2609,7 +2609,7 @@ install-multilib: stmp-multilib installdirs
 	done
 
 # Install all the header files built in the include subdirectory.
-install-headers: install-include-dir $(INSTALL_HEADERS_DIR) $(INSTALL_ASSERT_H)
+install-headers: install-include-dir $(INSTALL_ASSERT_H)
 # Fix symlinks to absolute paths in the installed include directory to
 # point to the installed directory, not the build directory.
 # Don't need to use LN_S here since we really do need ln -s and no substitutes.