--- a/pdns/version.cc
+++ b/pdns/version.cc
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ string getBuildConfiguration()
 #define double_escape(s) #s
 #define escape_quotes(s) double_escape(s)
   // NOLINTEND(cppcoreguidelines-macro-usage)
-  ret << "Configured with: " << escape_quotes(PDNS_CONFIG_ARGS) << endl;
+  ret << "Configured with: " << "redacted to reduce closure size" << endl;
 #undef escape_quotes
 #undef double_escape
 #endif