diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-4.5/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-4.5/default.nix
index 20cd848ded4..d9b1a8ebe7c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-4.5/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-4.5/default.nix
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ let version = "4.5.0";
         " --disable-libmudflap " +
         " --disable-libgomp " +
         " --disable-shared" +
-        " --disable-decimal-float" + # libdecnumber requires libc
-        " --disable-multilib"
+        " --disable-decimal-float" # libdecnumber requires libc
         else
         " --with-headers=${libcCross}/include" +
         " --enable-__cxa_atexit" +