diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.lib b/scripts/Makefile.lib
index 4b1bf68851f0..fd940cc81e54 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.lib
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.lib
@@ -415,7 +415,6 @@ cmd_xzmisc = (cat $(filter-out FORCE,$^) | \
 # Default sed regexp - multiline due to syntax constraints
 define sed-offsets
 	"/^->/{s:->#\(.*\):/* \1 */:; \
-	s:^->\([^ ]*\) [\$$#]*\([-0-9]*\) \(.*\):#define \1 \2 /* \3 */:; \
 	s:^->\([^ ]*\) [\$$#]*\([^ ]*\) \(.*\):#define \1 \2 /* \3 */:; \
 	s:->::; p;}"
 endef