diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9ecbcbb0a7..d06fbad6c9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -169,19 +169,11 @@ libqemustub.a: $(stub-obj-y)
 # Support building shared library libcacard
 
 .PHONY: libcacard.la install-libcacard
-ifeq ($(LIBTOOL),)
-libcacard.la:
-	@echo "libtool is missing, please install and rerun configure"; exit 1
-
-install-libcacard:
-	@echo "libtool is missing, please install and rerun configure"; exit 1
-else
-libcacard.la: $(oslib-obj-y) qemu-timer-common.o $(addsuffix .lo, $(basename $(trace-obj-y)))
+libcacard.la: $(oslib-obj-y) qemu-timer-common.o $(trace-obj-y)
 	$(call quiet-command,$(MAKE) $(SUBDIR_MAKEFLAGS) -C libcacard V="$(V)" TARGET_DIR="$*/" libcacard.la,)
 
 install-libcacard: libcacard.la
 	$(call quiet-command,$(MAKE) $(SUBDIR_MAKEFLAGS) -C libcacard V="$(V)" TARGET_DIR="$*/" install-libcacard,)
-endif
 
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