diff --git a/media-libs/wivrn/wivrn-0.20.ebuild b/media-libs/wivrn/wivrn-0.20.ebuild
index 79b65c4cb6..ca8b70ff2a 100644
--- a/media-libs/wivrn/wivrn-0.20.ebuild
+++ b/media-libs/wivrn/wivrn-0.20.ebuild
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ src_configure() {
 		-DWIVRN_USE_SYSTEMD=$(usex systemd)
 		-DWIVRN_USE_SYSTEM_OPENXR=ON
 		-DWIVRN_USE_SYSTEM_BOOST=ON
-		-DCMAKE_INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION=ON
 		-DFETCHCONTENT_FULLY_DISCONNECTED=ON
 		-DFETCHCONTENT_BASE_DIR="${WORKDIR}"
 		-DENABLE_COLOURED_OUTPUT=OFF
diff --git a/media-libs/wivrn/wivrn-9999.ebuild b/media-libs/wivrn/wivrn-9999.ebuild
index 79b65c4cb6..ca8b70ff2a 100644
--- a/media-libs/wivrn/wivrn-9999.ebuild
+++ b/media-libs/wivrn/wivrn-9999.ebuild
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ src_configure() {
 		-DWIVRN_USE_SYSTEMD=$(usex systemd)
 		-DWIVRN_USE_SYSTEM_OPENXR=ON
 		-DWIVRN_USE_SYSTEM_BOOST=ON
-		-DCMAKE_INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION=ON
 		-DFETCHCONTENT_FULLY_DISCONNECTED=ON
 		-DFETCHCONTENT_BASE_DIR="${WORKDIR}"
 		-DENABLE_COLOURED_OUTPUT=OFF