diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/qemu/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/qemu/default.nix
index 4124b8e111f..84604c65579 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/qemu/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/qemu/default.nix
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     })
   ];
 
-  hardeningDisable = [ "stackprotector" ];
-
   preConfigure = ''
     unset CPP # intereferes with dependency calculation
     # this script isn't marked as executable b/c it's indirectly used by meson. Needed to patch its shebang