diff --git a/release/build-release.sh b/release/build-release.sh
index a75e4c453d..ca06c21e60 100755
--- a/release/build-release.sh
+++ b/release/build-release.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 # exit on any error
 set -eu
 set -o pipefail
-IFS=$'\n\t'
 
 SCRIPT_DIR=$(CDPATH="" cd $(dirname $0); pwd)