diff --git a/depends/packages/wolfssl.mk b/depends/packages/wolfssl.mk
index 21d74b379..1f5b36a64 100644
--- a/depends/packages/wolfssl.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/wolfssl.mk
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ $(package)_config_opts+=--enable-enckeys
 # TODO: can we reduce down to only the normal openssl compat, without these options?
 $(package)_config_opts+=--enable-opensslall
 $(package)_config_opts+=--enable-opensslextra
-$(package)_config_opts+=C_EXTRA_FLAGS="-DSPEAK_AND_TRANSACT_FREELY -DWOLFSSL_USER_IO"
+$(package)_config_opts+=C_EXTRA_FLAGS="-DSPEAK_AND_TRANSACT_FREELY"
 
 endef