diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux5.9/template b/srcpkgs/linux5.9/template
index 6904c69d4be..3b6d3bfddd5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux5.9/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux5.9/template
@@ -73,12 +73,6 @@ do_configure() {
 		mips*) arch=mips;;
 	esac
 
-	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-		aarch64*) # XXX: fix segfault in pahole 1.18; should be fixed in new releases
-			vsed -i scripts/link-vmlinux.sh -e's;${PAHOLE} -J;& --btf_encode_force;'
-			;;
-	esac
-
 	if [ -f ${FILESDIR}/${subarch:-$arch}-dotconfig-custom ]; then
 		msg_normal "Detected a custom .config file for your arch, using it.\n"
 		cp -f ${FILESDIR}/${subarch:-$arch}-dotconfig-custom .config