diff --git a/configure b/configure
index b5ace4cb49..e42d43d6a5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -311,7 +311,6 @@ pie=""
 coroutine=""
 plugins="$default_feature"
 meson=""
-meson_args=""
 ninja=""
 bindir="bin"
 skip_meson=no