diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux3.14/template b/srcpkgs/linux3.14/template
index b9ea3921c2..48180e9536 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux3.14/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux3.14/template
@@ -55,14 +55,6 @@ do_configure() {
 	fi
 	# Always use our revision to CONFIG_LOCALVERSION to match our pkg version.
 	sed -i -e "s|^\(CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=\).*|\1\"_${revision}\"|" .config
-
-	# XXX disable -fstack-protector-strong with musl; remove this if gcc>=4.9
-	# is supported with musl.
-	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	*-musl)
-		sed -i -e 's|\(CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG\).*|# \1 is not set|' .config
-		;;
-	esac
 }
 do_build() {
 	make ${makejobs} prepare
diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux3.16/template b/srcpkgs/linux3.16/template
index aae653e94c..3dc8278ee2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux3.16/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux3.16/template
@@ -55,14 +55,6 @@ do_configure() {
 	fi
 	# Always use our revision to CONFIG_LOCALVERSION to match our pkg version.
 	sed -i -e "s|^\(CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=\).*|\1\"_${revision}\"|" .config
-
-	# XXX disable -fstack-protector-strong with musl; remove this if gcc>=4.9
-	# is supported with musl.
-	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	*-musl)
-		sed -i -e 's|\(CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG\).*|# \1 is not set|' .config
-		;;
-	esac
 }
 do_build() {
 	# Override EXTRAVERSION because we can't have dashes in kernel name
diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux3.17/template b/srcpkgs/linux3.17/template
index 9d7954f269..26e7894ab6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux3.17/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux3.17/template
@@ -55,14 +55,6 @@ do_configure() {
 	fi
 	# Always use our revision to CONFIG_LOCALVERSION to match our pkg version.
 	sed -i -e "s|^\(CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=\).*|\1\"_${revision}\"|" .config
-
-	# XXX disable -fstack-protector-strong with musl; remove this if gcc>=4.9
-	# is supported with musl.
-	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	*-musl)
-		sed -i -e 's|\(CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG\).*|# \1 is not set|' .config
-		;;
-	esac
 }
 do_build() {
 	# Override EXTRAVERSION because we can't have dashes in kernel name
diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux3.18/template b/srcpkgs/linux3.18/template
index 7960ed5993..cc30bdecd6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux3.18/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux3.18/template
@@ -57,14 +57,6 @@ do_configure() {
 	fi
 	# Always use our revision to CONFIG_LOCALVERSION to match our pkg version.
 	sed -i -e "s|^\(CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=\).*|\1\"_${revision}\"|" .config
-
-	# XXX disable -fstack-protector-strong with musl; remove this if gcc>=4.9
-	# is supported with musl.
-	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	*-musl)
-		sed -i -e 's|\(CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG\).*|# \1 is not set|' .config
-		;;
-	esac
 }
 do_build() {
 	# Override EXTRAVERSION because we can't have dashes in kernel name