diff --git a/security/heimdal/heimdal.conf b/security/heimdal/heimdal.conf
index 6c690c094..a66a5d3f6 100644
--- a/security/heimdal/heimdal.conf
+++ b/security/heimdal/heimdal.conf
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ localstatedir=/var/heimdal
 # we patch cf/pthreads.m4
 autogen=1
 
-var_insert CC_WRAPPER_INSERT " " "-D_REENTRANT"
-
 if atstage native; then
 	if pkginstalled -f openssl; then
 		pkgprefix -t openssl