diff --git a/templates/upstart.tmpl b/templates/upstart.tmpl
index 37ff6e181e5..4ea980832be 100644
--- a/templates/upstart.tmpl
+++ b/templates/upstart.tmpl
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@ pkgname=upstart
 version=0.5.0
 distfiles="http://upstart.ubuntu.com/download/0.5/$pkgname-$version@.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
-#
-# The following CPPFLAGS is needed to make this build outside of the chroot.
-#
-CPPFLAGS="-I$XBPS_MASTERDIR/usr/include/dbus-1.0 -I$XBPS_MASTERDIR/usr/lib/dbus-1.0/include"
 configure_args="--disable-rpath --exec-prefix=/ --enable-threading"
 make_install_args="sbindir=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version/sbin"
 short_desc="Event-based replacement for the /sbin/init daemon"