diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/common.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/common.nix
index 50be7d8a734..13d5adcd9b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/common.nix
@@ -165,9 +165,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   preBuild = lib.optionalString withGd "unset NIX_DONT_SET_RPATH";
 
-  # FIXME needs gcc 4.9 in bootstrap tools
-  hardeningDisable = [ "stackprotector" ];
-
   meta = {
     homepage = http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/;
     description = "The GNU C Library";