Void Linux uses -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2. Remove the flag to not interfere (just in case). --- inc/MyBuilder.pm.orig 2019-04-29 17:02:41.000000000 +0200 +++ inc/MyBuilder.pm 2019-11-24 08:35:16.561126918 +0100 @@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ $object =~ s/\.c/.o/; next if $self->up_to_date($file, $object); $cbuilder->compile(object_file => $object, - extra_compiler_flags=>["-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1",@EXTRA_FLAGS], + extra_compiler_flags=>[@EXTRA_FLAGS], source => $file, include_dirs => ["btparse/src"]); }