diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx
index d4cc2a7a3..f886ea6b1 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ std::string cmGlobalXCodeGenerator
     makeCommand += " ";
     makeCommand += additionalOptions;
     }
-  makeCommand += " OBJROOT=.";
   return makeCommand;
 }