diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
index 2ebb88709..c17a8ef3a 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
@@ -84,18 +84,15 @@ $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += \
 			-Werror=format-security \
 			-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 \
 			-Wstrict-aliasing=2 \
-			-fPIC \
 			-ffunction-sections \
 			-finline-functions \
 			-finline-limit=300 \
-			-fno-inline-functions-called-once \
 			-fno-short-enums \
 			-fstrict-aliasing \
 			-funswitch-loops \
 			-funwind-tables \
 			-fstack-protector \
 			-m32 \
-			-msse2 \
 			-no-canonical-prefixes \
 			-fno-canonical-system-headers \
 			-include $(android_config_h) \
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk
index cd9ea76e2..905dfff34 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk
@@ -82,11 +82,9 @@ TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += \
 			-Werror=format-security \
 			-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 \
 			-Wstrict-aliasing=2 \
-			-fPIC \
 			-ffunction-sections \
 			-finline-functions \
 			-finline-limit=300 \
-			-fno-inline-functions-called-once \
 			-fno-short-enums \
 			-fstrict-aliasing \
 			-funswitch-loops \