diff --git a/lib/libc/Makefile b/lib/libc/Makefile
--- a/lib/libc/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libc/Makefile
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
 #
 LDFLAGS+= -nodefaultlibs
 LIBADD+=	compiler_rt
-LIBADD+=	sys
 
 LDFLAGS+=-Wl,--auxiliary,libsys.so.7
 
diff --git a/share/mk/src.libnames.mk b/share/mk/src.libnames.mk
--- a/share/mk/src.libnames.mk
+++ b/share/mk/src.libnames.mk
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@
 _DP_ztest=	geom m nvpair umem zpool pthread avl zfs_core spl zutil zfs uutil icp
 # The libc dependencies are not strictly needed but are defined to make the
 # assert happy.
-_DP_c=		sys compiler_rt
+_DP_c=		compiler_rt
 # Use libssp_nonshared only on i386 and power*.  Other archs emit direct calls
 # to __stack_chk_fail, not __stack_chk_fail_local provided by libssp_nonshared.
 .if ${MK_SSP} != "no" && \