diff --git a/build/cmake/aom_configure.cmake b/build/cmake/aom_configure.cmake
index 43d60ae3d..175339178 100644
--- a/build/cmake/aom_configure.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/aom_configure.cmake
@@ -321,9 +321,6 @@ else()
     add_compiler_flag_if_supported("-Werror")
   endif()
 
-  if(build_type_lowercase MATCHES "rel")
-    add_compiler_flag_if_supported("-U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0")
-  endif()
   add_compiler_flag_if_supported("-D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE")
   add_compiler_flag_if_supported("-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64")
 endif()