diff --git a/src/mksyslib b/src/mksyslib
index fe412abd..de8824e4 100644
--- a/src/mksyslib
+++ b/src/mksyslib
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 default:V:	$PLAN9/lib/$LIB
 
-$PLAN9/lib/$LIB:V:	$OFILES			# force archive even when not needed
+$PLAN9/lib/$LIB:	$OFILES
 	$AR rvc $PLAN9/lib/$LIB $newprereq
 
 &:n:	&.$O