diff --git a/collects/compiler/commands/make.rkt b/collects/compiler/commands/make.rkt
index 56f8ebc1e2..4bcc7d8294 100644
--- a/collects/compiler/commands/make.rkt
+++ b/collects/compiler/commands/make.rkt
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
               ,(if (assume-primitives)
                    '(void)
                    '(namespace-require/copy 'scheme))
-              (require compiler/cffi)
               ,@(map (lambda (s) `(load ,s)) (prefixes))
               (void))])
       ((compile-zos prefix #:verbose? (verbose))