diff --git a/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c b/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c
index fce6e744..d85bd1ce 100644
--- a/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c
+++ b/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c
@@ -26,12 +26,8 @@
  * default these days.
  */
 #ifndef PATH_LEN
-#ifdef PATH_MAX
-#define PATH_LEN (PATH_MAX)
-#else
 #define PATH_LEN 1024
 #endif
-#endif
 
 #define OFF_ERR 0
 #ifndef OFF_RESET