diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/add-flags.sh b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/add-flags.sh
index 4f5946a887eb..39633fce69a8 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/add-flags.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/add-flags.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ var_templates=(
     NIX+LDFLAGS
     NIX+LDFLAGS_BEFORE
     NIX+LDFLAGS_AFTER
-    NIX+LDFLAGS_HARDEN
 
     NIX+SET_BUILD_ID
     NIX+DONT_SET_RPATH
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/ld-wrapper.sh b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/ld-wrapper.sh
index ce0b0143fb00..a9cc1e3f9e6f 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/ld-wrapper.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/ld-wrapper.sh
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ if [ -z "${NIX_@infixSalt@_LDFLAGS_SET:-}" ]; then
     extraBefore+=($NIX_@infixSalt@_LDFLAGS_BEFORE)
 fi
 
-extraAfter+=($NIX_@infixSalt@_LDFLAGS_AFTER $NIX_@infixSalt@_LDFLAGS_HARDEN)
+extraAfter+=($NIX_@infixSalt@_LDFLAGS_AFTER)
 
 declare -a libDirs
 declare -A libs