--- a/node.gyp
+++ b/node.gyp
@@ -1142,6 +1142,7 @@
         'node.gypi'
       ],
       'libraries!':[ '-licui18n', '-licuuc', '-licudata', '-lcrypto', '-lssl', '-lz', '-lhttp_parser', '-luv', '-lnghttp2', '-lcares' ],
+      'cflags!': ['-mbranch-protection=standard'],
       'include_dirs': [
         'src',
         'tools/msvs/genfiles',