diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/libsecurity_generic/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/libsecurity_generic/default.nix
index 25e967bd2d3..7986706cb64 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/libsecurity_generic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/libsecurity_generic/default.nix
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ name: version: sha256: args: let
         "-iframework ${pkgs.darwin.Security}/Library/Frameworks"
         "-I."
         "-Wno-deprecated-declarations"
+        "-DNDEBUG"
       ];
       NIX_LDFLAGS = with pkgs.darwin; with apple_sdk.frameworks; [
         "-L${libobjc}/lib"