diff --git a/ares/Makefile.netware b/ares/Makefile.netware
index f723b2e0a..2f2b8ec4b 100644
--- a/ares/Makefile.netware
+++ b/ares/Makefile.netware
@@ -282,7 +282,6 @@ config.h: Makefile.netware
 	@echo $(DL)#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "a suitable curl mailing list => http://curl.haxx.se/mail/"$(DL) >> $@
 ifeq ($(LIBARCH),CLIB)
 	@echo $(DL)#define OS "i586-pc-clib-NetWare"$(DL) >> $@
-	@echo $(DL)#define MAXHOSTNAMELEN 256$(DL) >> $@
 	@echo $(DL)#define NETDB_USE_INTERNET 1$(DL) >> $@
 	@echo $(DL)#define RECV_TYPE_ARG1 int$(DL) >> $@
 	@echo $(DL)#define RECV_TYPE_ARG2 char *$(DL) >> $@