diff --git a/packages/grpc-native-core/binding.gyp b/packages/grpc-native-core/binding.gyp
index d2a415116..a7cbb8b72 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-native-core/binding.gyp
+++ b/packages/grpc-native-core/binding.gyp
@@ -932,7 +932,6 @@
       ],
       'cflags': [
         '-pthread',
-        '-zdefs',
         '-Wno-error=deprecated-declarations'
       ],
       "conditions": [
diff --git a/packages/grpc-native-core/templates/binding.gyp.template b/packages/grpc-native-core/templates/binding.gyp.template
index 11eb8e606..85ddbe655 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-native-core/templates/binding.gyp.template
+++ b/packages/grpc-native-core/templates/binding.gyp.template
@@ -312,7 +312,6 @@
         ],
         'cflags': [
           '-pthread',
-          '-zdefs',
           '-Wno-error=deprecated-declarations'
         ],
         "conditions": [