diff --git a/include/kernel.mk b/include/kernel.mk
index 5b590cf3ff..1f51049662 100644
--- a/include/kernel.mk
+++ b/include/kernel.mk
@@ -129,11 +129,6 @@ ifeq ($(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_EXTERNAL_KERNEL_TREE))$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_KERNEL
 	KERNELRELEASE=$(LINUX_VERSION)
 endif
 
-ifneq ($(HOST_OS),Linux)
-  KERNEL_MAKE_FLAGS += CONFIG_STACK_VALIDATION=
-  export SKIP_STACK_VALIDATION:=1
-endif
-
 KERNEL_MAKEOPTS = -C $(LINUX_DIR) $(KERNEL_MAKE_FLAGS)
 
 ifdef CONFIG_USE_SPARSE