diff --git a/src/Makefile_Eolian_Helper.am b/src/Makefile_Eolian_Helper.am
index 9159cf8b45..5cd5e380c9 100644
--- a/src/Makefile_Eolian_Helper.am
+++ b/src/Makefile_Eolian_Helper.am
@@ -15,21 +15,21 @@ SUFFIXES = .eo .eo.c .eo.h .eo.legacy.h .eot .eot.h
 %.eo.c: %.eo ${_EOLIAN_GEN_DEP}
 	$(AM_V_EOL) \
 	$(MKDIR_P) $(dir $@); \
-	EOLIAN_VALIDATE_STRICT=1 $(EOLIAN_GEN) --legacy $(EOLIAN_FLAGS) --gc -o $@ $<
+	$(EOLIAN_GEN) --legacy $(EOLIAN_FLAGS) --gc -o $@ $<
 
 %.eo.h: %.eo ${_EOLIAN_GEN_DEP}
 	$(AM_V_EOL) \
 	$(MKDIR_P) $(dir $@); \
-	EOLIAN_VALIDATE_STRICT=1 $(EOLIAN_GEN) $(EOLIAN_FLAGS) --gh -o $@ $<
+	$(EOLIAN_GEN) $(EOLIAN_FLAGS) --gh -o $@ $<
 
 %.eot.h: %.eot ${_EOLIAN_GEN_DEP}
 	$(AM_V_EOL) \
 	$(MKDIR_P) $(dir $@); \
-	EOLIAN_VALIDATE_STRICT=1 $(EOLIAN_GEN) $(EOLIAN_FLAGS) --gh -o $@ $<
+	$(EOLIAN_GEN) $(EOLIAN_FLAGS) --gh -o $@ $<
 
 %.eo.legacy.h: %.eo ${_EOLIAN_GEN_DEP}
 	$(AM_V_EOL) \
 	$(MKDIR_P) $(dir $@); \
-	EOLIAN_VALIDATE_STRICT=1 $(EOLIAN_GEN) --legacy $(EOLIAN_FLAGS) --gh -o $@ $<
+	$(EOLIAN_GEN) --legacy $(EOLIAN_FLAGS) --gh -o $@ $<
 
 CLEANFILES += $(BUILT_SOURCES)