diff --git a/src/build_settings.cpp b/src/build_settings.cpp
index d67c53f25..2a40d0cf5 100644
--- a/src/build_settings.cpp
+++ b/src/build_settings.cpp
@@ -279,7 +279,6 @@ enum RelocMode : u8 {
 };
 
 enum StackProtector : u8 {
-	StackProtector_Default,
 	StackProtector_None,
 	StackProtector_Ssp,
 	StackProtector_SspReq,
@@ -1955,17 +1954,14 @@ gb_internal void init_build_context(TargetMetrics *cross_target, Subtarget subta
 	}
 
 	if (metrics->os == TargetOs_windows ||
-			metrics->os == TargetOs_darwin ||
-			metrics->os == TargetOs_linux ||
-			metrics->os == TargetOs_freebsd ||
-			metrics->os == TargetOs_openbsd ||
-			metrics->os == TargetOs_netbsd) {
-		if (bc->stack_protector == StackProtector_Default) {
-			bc->stack_protector = StackProtector_None;
-		}
+	    metrics->os == TargetOs_darwin ||
+	    metrics->os == TargetOs_linux ||
+	    metrics->os == TargetOs_freebsd ||
+	    metrics->os == TargetOs_openbsd ||
+	    metrics->os == TargetOs_netbsd) {
+	    	// -stack-protector is supported
 	} else {
-		if (bc->stack_protector != StackProtector_Default &&
-		    bc->stack_protector != StackProtector_None) {
+		if (bc->stack_protector != StackProtector_None) {
 			gb_printf_err("-stack-protector is not supported on this target\n");
 			gb_exit(1);
 		}
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index b38220c93..b32cbca65 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1441,9 +1441,7 @@ gb_internal bool parse_build_flags(Array<String> args) {
 						case BuildFlag_StackProtector: {
 							GB_ASSERT(value.kind == ExactValue_String);
 							String v = value.value_string;
-							if (v == "default") {
-								build_context.stack_protector = StackProtector_Default;
-							} else if (v == "none") {
+							if (v == "none") {
 								build_context.stack_protector = StackProtector_None;
 							} else if (v == "base") {
 								build_context.stack_protector = StackProtector_Ssp;
@@ -1453,7 +1451,6 @@ gb_internal bool parse_build_flags(Array<String> args) {
 								build_context.stack_protector = StackProtector_SspStrong;
 							} else {
 								gb_printf_err("-stack-protector flag expected one of the following\n");
-								gb_printf_err("\tdefault\n");
 								gb_printf_err("\tnone\n");
 								gb_printf_err("\tbase\n");
 								gb_printf_err("\tall\n");