diff --git a/sys-libs/musl/musl-1.2.2-r8.ebuild b/sys-libs/musl/musl-1.2.2-r8.ebuild
index 2c16357eb55f1..f0d6a3295328c 100644
--- a/sys-libs/musl/musl-1.2.2-r8.ebuild
+++ b/sys-libs/musl/musl-1.2.2-r8.ebuild
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ src_prepare() {
 }
 
 src_configure() {
-	filter-lto # bug #877343
+	strip-flags # Prevent issues caused by aggressive optimizations & bug #877343
 	tc-getCC ${CTARGET}
 
 	just_headers && export CC=true
diff --git a/sys-libs/musl/musl-1.2.3-r5.ebuild b/sys-libs/musl/musl-1.2.3-r5.ebuild
index 76f802c610d83..2c0d803dd8f49 100644
--- a/sys-libs/musl/musl-1.2.3-r5.ebuild
+++ b/sys-libs/musl/musl-1.2.3-r5.ebuild
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ src_prepare() {
 }
 
 src_configure() {
-	filter-lto # bug #877343
+	strip-flags # Prevent issues caused by aggressive optimizations & bug #877343
 	tc-getCC ${CTARGET}
 
 	just_headers && export CC=true
diff --git a/sys-libs/musl/musl-1.2.3.ebuild b/sys-libs/musl/musl-1.2.3.ebuild
index 2c16357eb55f1..f0d6a3295328c 100644
--- a/sys-libs/musl/musl-1.2.3.ebuild
+++ b/sys-libs/musl/musl-1.2.3.ebuild
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ src_prepare() {
 }
 
 src_configure() {
-	filter-lto # bug #877343
+	strip-flags # Prevent issues caused by aggressive optimizations & bug #877343
 	tc-getCC ${CTARGET}
 
 	just_headers && export CC=true
diff --git a/sys-libs/musl/musl-9999.ebuild b/sys-libs/musl/musl-9999.ebuild
index 76f802c610d83..2c0d803dd8f49 100644
--- a/sys-libs/musl/musl-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sys-libs/musl/musl-9999.ebuild
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ src_prepare() {
 }
 
 src_configure() {
-	filter-lto # bug #877343
+	strip-flags # Prevent issues caused by aggressive optimizations & bug #877343
 	tc-getCC ${CTARGET}
 
 	just_headers && export CC=true