diff --git a/templates/file/template b/templates/file/template
index 61f1f34bd1..3abcfb791f 100644
--- a/templates/file/template
+++ b/templates/file/template
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ pkgname=file
 version=5.03
 distfiles="ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
-no_libtool_fixup=yes
 short_desc="File type identification utility"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 checksum=1edab47f9ef2ec5c021204f07566b11e5c2b3ae207af98137a021ac6e9bd95bb