diff --git a/mk/suffix.mk b/mk/suffix.mk
index dcd3ce9b8966e5bc88bde7852c07c5f790167c20..27a079eb6ed948a6c7469543889f6e6ec6dfe84c 100644
--- a/mk/suffix.mk
+++ b/mk/suffix.mk
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ HASKELL_POST_COMPILE=$(patsubst %,$(HASKELL_SPLIT_POST),$(filter -split-objs,$(H
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Lx Suffix Rules
 #
-.PRECIOUS: %.hs
 
 %.hs : %.lx
 	$(LX) $(LX_OPTS) $<