diff --git a/net-misc/megasync/files/megasync-4.10.0.0_fix-build.patch b/net-misc/megasync/files/megasync-4.10.0.0_fix-build.patch
index dfb6b9f3b1..2fa2e3aac2 100644
--- a/net-misc/megasync/files/megasync-4.10.0.0_fix-build.patch
+++ b/net-misc/megasync/files/megasync-4.10.0.0_fix-build.patch
@@ -18,6 +18,19 @@ index 33668b4ee..061e0d445 100644
      update_cache.path = $$PWD
 -    INSTALLS += update_cache
  }
+diff --git a/src/MEGASync/google_breakpad/google_breakpad.pri b/src/MEGASync/google_breakpad/google_breakpad.pri
+index 122268aba..cd141a5f9 100644
+--- a/src/MEGASync/google_breakpad/google_breakpad.pri
++++ b/src/MEGASync/google_breakpad/google_breakpad.pri
+@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ unix:!macx {
+   SOURCES += $$PWD/common/linux/elfutils.cc
+   SOURCES += $$PWD/common/string_conversion.cc
+   SOURCES += $$PWD/common/convert_UTF.c
+-
+-  QMAKE_CXXFLAGS+=-g
+ }
+ 
+ win32 {
 diff --git a/src/MEGASync/platform/platform.pri b/src/MEGASync/platform/platform.pri
 index 99f4dbd4f..ef5553508 100644
 --- a/src/MEGASync/platform/platform.pri
diff --git a/net-misc/megasync/megasync-4.10.0.0.ebuild b/net-misc/megasync/megasync-4.10.0.0.ebuild
index e71a988b03..27222f3a63 100644
--- a/net-misc/megasync/megasync-4.10.0.0.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/megasync/megasync-4.10.0.0.ebuild
@@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ src_configure() {
 		$(use_enable examples) \
 		$(use_enable java) \
 		$(use_enable php) \
-		$(use_enable python) \
-		"--enable-gcc-hardening"
+		$(use_enable python)
 
 	cd "${S}/src"
 	local myeqmakeargs=(