diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps/template b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
index d663a34f94..1f804862dd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps/template
@@ -33,13 +33,6 @@ else
 
 fi
 
-case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
- *-musl)
-	# XXX disable SSP for cross musl builds for now.
-	CFLAGS="-fno-stack-protector"
-	;;
-esac
-
 do_fetch() {
 	git clone -b${version} git://github.com/voidlinux/xbps.git xbps-${version}
 }