diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
index 482889de18..f6dbcb898d 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
@@ -97,10 +97,6 @@ $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += \
 			-include $(android_config_h) \
 			-I $(dir $(android_config_h))
 
-# Work around gcc 4.9 devirtualization bug, https://b.corp.google.com/19872411.
-$(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += \
-			-fno-devirtualize \
-
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += $(arch_variant_cflags)
 
 ifeq ($(ARCH_X86_HAVE_SSSE3),true)   # yes, really SSSE3, not SSE3!
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk
index c705b95de6..7b9cd7bf15 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk
@@ -93,10 +93,6 @@ TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += \
 			-no-canonical-prefixes \
 			-fno-canonical-system-headers
 
-# Work around gcc 4.9 devirtualization bug, https://b.corp.google.com/19872411.
-TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += \
-			-fno-devirtualize \
-
 # Help catch common 32/64-bit errors.
 TARGET_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += \
     -Werror=pointer-to-int-cast \