diff --git a/bootstrap/bootstrap b/bootstrap/bootstrap
index 6100298a6ea3..e5c92b9a1db1 100755
--- a/bootstrap/bootstrap
+++ b/bootstrap/bootstrap
@@ -1307,6 +1307,7 @@ if test -n "$XARGS"; then
 	echo "TOOLS_PLATFORM.xargs?=		$XARGS" >> ${TARGET_MKCONF}
 	echo "TOOLS_PLATFORM.xargs?=		$XARGS" >> ${BOOTSTRAP_MKCONF}
 fi
+if false; then
 if test -n "$CFLAGS"; then
 	echo "CFLAGS+=		$CFLAGS" >> ${TARGET_MKCONF}
 	echo "DBG=			# prevent DBG from adding default optimizer flags" >> ${TARGET_MKCONF}
@@ -1321,6 +1322,7 @@ fi
 if test -n "$LIBS"; then
 	echo "LIBS+=		$LIBS" >> ${TARGET_MKCONF}
 fi
+fi
 
 # opsys specific fiddling
 opsys_finish