diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/linkerd/generic.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/linkerd/generic.nix
index ef5835bcd6db..20f07da27e2b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/linkerd/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/linkerd/generic.nix
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     env GOFLAGS="" go generate ./jaeger/static
     env GOFLAGS="" go generate ./multicluster/static
     env GOFLAGS="" go generate ./viz/static
-
-    # Necessary for building Musl
-    if [[ $NIX_HARDENING_ENABLE =~ "pie" ]]; then
-        export GOFLAGS="-buildmode=pie $GOFLAGS"
-    fi
   '';
 
   tags = [