diff --git a/ghc/tests/lib/socket/Makefile b/ghc/tests/lib/socket/Makefile
index 7fbd644ddb004afe2e49a368a5fe6484d145722a..3bb09f66c77a43bb31f21bfe53baf361a5ec74dd 100644
--- a/ghc/tests/lib/socket/Makefile
+++ b/ghc/tests/lib/socket/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ TOP = ../..
 include $(TOP)/mk/boilerplate.mk
 include $(TOP)/mk/should_run.mk
 
-HC_OPTS += -dcore-lint -syslib posix -syslib misc -fglasgow-exts
+HC_OPTS += -dcore-lint -syslib posix -fglasgow-exts
 
 .PRECIOUS: %.o %.bin