--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
             "ldflags+": ["-Wl,--gc-sections"]
           }]
         ],
-        "defines+": ["_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2", "NDEBUG"]
+        "defines+": ["NDEBUG"]
       }
     }
   },