diff --git a/sysutils/slurm-wlm/Makefile b/sysutils/slurm-wlm/Makefile
index 5e70ae1d2b92..cf8c9f495ae5 100644
--- a/sysutils/slurm-wlm/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/slurm-wlm/Makefile
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ IPMI_LIB_DEPENDS=	libfreeipmi.so:sysutils/freeipmi
 IPMI_CONFIGURE_WITH=	freeipmi
 
 MYSQL_USES=		mysql
-MYSQL_CONFIGURE_with=	mysql
 MYSQL_CONFIGURE_OFF=	--with-mysql_config=/nonexistent
 
 RRD_LIB_DEPENDS=	librrd.so:databases/rrdtool