diff --git a/srcpkgs/chromium/template b/srcpkgs/chromium/template
index caf9cfb2a0..cd8f4978e6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chromium/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/chromium/template
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ do_configure() {
 }
 
 do_build() {
+	export CFLAGS="${CFLAGS/-fstack-protector-strong/}"
+	export CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS/-fstack-protector-strong/}"
 	make BUILDTYPE=Release ${makejobs} chrome chrome_sandbox chromedriver
 }