--- a/node.gyp
+++ b/node.gyp
@@ -1215,6 +1215,7 @@
         'deps/simdutf/simdutf.gyp:simdutf#host',
       ],
       'libraries!':[ '-licui18n', '-licuuc', '-licudata', '-lcrypto', '-lssl', '-lz', '-lhttp_parser', '-luv', '-lnghttp2', '-lcares' ],
+      'cflags!': ['-mbranch-protection=standard'],
       'include_dirs': [
         'tools',
         'src',