diff --git a/sys-kernel/hurd/hurd-0.9_p20251029.ebuild b/sys-kernel/hurd/hurd-0.9_p20251029.ebuild
index 1562e9113f91d..b42a14cdb1428 100644
--- a/sys-kernel/hurd/hurd-0.9_p20251029.ebuild
+++ b/sys-kernel/hurd/hurd-0.9_p20251029.ebuild
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ fi
 LICENSE="GPL-2 BSD-2"
 SLOT="0"
 if is_crosspkg ; then
-	IUSE="headers-only"
+	IUSE="custom-cflags headers-only"
 else
-	IUSE="headers-only ncurses xkb"
+	IUSE="custom-cflags headers-only ncurses xkb"
 fi
 [[ ${PV} != 9999 ]] && KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
 
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ src_configure() {
 		--host=${CTARGET}
 	)
 
+	if ! use custom-cflags ; then
+		strip-flags
+		filter-lto
+	fi
+
 	append-flags -Wl,--no-error-rwx-segments -Wl,--no-error-execstack -Wl,-z,notext
 
 	if use headers-only ; then
diff --git a/sys-kernel/hurd/hurd-9999.ebuild b/sys-kernel/hurd/hurd-9999.ebuild
index dd314f61f1691..ee8043092cd16 100644
--- a/sys-kernel/hurd/hurd-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sys-kernel/hurd/hurd-9999.ebuild
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ fi
 LICENSE="GPL-2 BSD-2"
 SLOT="0"
 if is_crosspkg ; then
-	IUSE="headers-only"
+	IUSE="custom-cflags headers-only"
 else
-	IUSE="headers-only ncurses xkb"
+	IUSE="custom-cflags headers-only ncurses xkb"
 fi
 [[ ${PV} != 9999 ]] && KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
 
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ src_configure() {
 		--host=${CTARGET}
 	)
 
+	if ! use custom-cflags ; then
+		strip-flags
+		filter-lto
+	fi
+
 	append-flags -Wl,--no-error-rwx-segments -Wl,--no-error-execstack -Wl,-z,notext
 
 	if use headers-only ; then