diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.darwin-ppc b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.darwin-ppc
index 58f89de4c..d8f5dd805 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.darwin-ppc
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.darwin-ppc
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.Common.UnixCommon
 OS_CLASS = Darwin
 ARCH_CLASS = ppc
 
-#
-# Don't try building shared libraries on Darwin for now
-#
-SHARED_LIBRARIES=NO
-
 #
 # Special flags for Darwin
 #   No common blocks (as required when going to shared libraries)