diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5e3d48183c..b01cf1c993 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -745,7 +745,6 @@ ifneq (,$(findstring MINGW,$(uname_S)))
 	COMPAT_OBJS += compat/mingw.o compat/fnmatch.o compat/regex.o compat/winansi.o
 	EXTLIBS += -lws2_32
 	X = .exe
-	gitexecdir = $(bindir)
 	template_dir = ../share/git-core/templates/
 	ETC_GITCONFIG = ../etc/gitconfig
 endif