diff --git a/sdk/cmake/gcc.cmake b/sdk/cmake/gcc.cmake
index 278e8b5f092..acde67d9203 100644
--- a/sdk/cmake/gcc.cmake
+++ b/sdk/cmake/gcc.cmake
@@ -241,13 +241,6 @@ set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "-nostdlib -Wl,--enable-auto-image-base,--disable-aut
 set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT} -Wl,--disable-stdcall-fixup")
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT} -Wl,--disable-stdcall-fixup")
 
-if((CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU") AND
-   (NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Release") AND
-   (NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_GREATER 7.0))
-    # FIXME: Set this once Clang toolchain works with it
-    set(_compress_debug_sections_flag "-Wa,--compress-debug-sections")
-endif()
-
 set(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OBJECT "<CMAKE_C_COMPILER> <DEFINES> ${_compress_debug_sections_flag} <INCLUDES> <FLAGS> -o <OBJECT> -c <SOURCE>")
 # FIXME: Once the GCC toolchain bugs are fixed, add _compress_debug_sections_flag to CXX too
 set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OBJECT "<CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER> <DEFINES> <INCLUDES> <FLAGS> -o <OBJECT> -c <SOURCE>")