diff --git a/packages/security/libgcrypt/package.mk b/packages/security/libgcrypt/package.mk
index 635b475353..518677db73 100644
--- a/packages/security/libgcrypt/package.mk
+++ b/packages/security/libgcrypt/package.mk
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ PKG_LONGDESC="Libgcrypt is a general purpose cryptographic library based on the
 PKG_TOOLCHAIN="autotools"
 # libgcrypt-1.7.x fails to build with LTO support
 # see for example https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=581114
-PKG_BUILD_FLAGS="-lto"
 
 PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="CC_FOR_BUILD=$HOST_CC \
                            ac_cv_sys_symbol_underscore=no \