diff --git a/mk/suffix.mk b/mk/suffix.mk
index 27a079eb6ed948a6c7469543889f6e6ec6dfe84c..f3f3e9e1e3f286e84cca4d04a36f3d6e46c4ab25 100644
--- a/mk/suffix.mk
+++ b/mk/suffix.mk
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ HASKELL_POST_COMPILE=$(patsubst %,$(HASKELL_SPLIT_POST),$(filter -split-objs,$(H
 
 %.txt : %.lit
 	@$(RM) $@
-	$(LIT2TEXT) -c $(LIT2TEXT_OPTS) -o $@ $<
+	$(LIT2TEXT) $(LIT2TEXT_OPTS) -o $@ $<
 	@chmod 444 $@
 
 %.ihtml : %.lit