diff --git a/src/template/netbsd b/src/template/netbsd
index e5f772e732..3455cf110a 100644
--- a/src/template/netbsd
+++ b/src/template/netbsd
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AROPT:cq
 SHARED_LIB:-fpic -DPIC
-CFLAGS:-O2 -m486 -pipe
+CFLAGS:-O2 -pipe
 SRCH_INC:/usr/local/include
 SRCH_LIB:/usr/local/lib
 USE_LOCALE:no