diff --git a/src/java.desktop/unix/native/common/awt/fontpath.c b/src/java.desktop/unix/native/common/awt/fontpath.c
index e64a9b051d7..b270a3fc94d 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/unix/native/common/awt/fontpath.c
+++ b/src/java.desktop/unix/native/common/awt/fontpath.c
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@
 #define AWT_UNLOCK()
 #endif /* !HEADLESS */
 
-#if defined(__linux__) && !defined(MAP_FAILED)
-#define MAP_FAILED ((caddr_t)-1)
-#endif
-
 #ifndef HEADLESS
 extern Display *awt_display;
 #endif /* !HEADLESS */