diff --git a/meta-ti-extras/recipes-devtools/gdbc6x/gdbc6x_git.bb b/meta-ti-extras/recipes-devtools/gdbc6x/gdbc6x_git.bb
index 521d06fe..6b90b4f0 100644
--- a/meta-ti-extras/recipes-devtools/gdbc6x/gdbc6x_git.bb
+++ b/meta-ti-extras/recipes-devtools/gdbc6x/gdbc6x_git.bb
@@ -51,3 +51,5 @@ PARALLEL_MAKE = ""
 # Disable the "buildpaths" check while we figure out how we are
 # going to address this issue.
 INSANE_SKIP:${PN} += "buildpaths"
+
+lcl_maybe_fortify = "${@oe.utils.conditional('OPTLEVEL','-O0','','${OPTLEVEL}',d)}"