diff --git a/debian/config/i386/defines b/debian/config/i386/defines
index db545bacc..b4c62fba2 100644
--- a/debian/config/i386/defines
+++ b/debian/config/i386/defines
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ hardware-long: PCs with one or more processors not supporting PAE
 configs:
  kernelarch-x86/config-arch-32
  i386/config.686
-recommends: libc6-i686
 
 [686-pae_build]
 debug-info: true