diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index e8707457cc3eecc5e8d2af7ff45a839c2bea1b88..b622becae28a023df9c36c92a435f24e9722fbe0 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make -f
 
-export COMPILE = aarch64-linux-gnu-
-
 export PLATFORM = k3-am62x
 
 export CFG_ARM64_core = y
@@ -17,6 +15,5 @@ export CFG_USER_TA_TARGETS = ta_arm64
 
 override_dh_auto_build:
 	make \
-	    CROSS_COMPILE=${COMPILE32} \
             PLATFORM=${PLATFORM} \
             CFG_ARM64_core=${CFG_ARM64_core}