diff --git a/overlays/pkgs-debug.nix b/overlays/pkgs-debug.nix
index 55915d2f..30538958 100644
--- a/overlays/pkgs-debug.nix
+++ b/overlays/pkgs-debug.nix
@@ -112,9 +112,7 @@ in
         "-ggdb"
         "-Og"
         "-fno-omit-frame-pointer"
-      ] ++ prev.lib.optionals (args.pname or args.name or "" != "glibc") [
-        "-fstack-protector-strong"
-      ] ++ [
+        "-Wno-error"
         # "-fhardened"
         # "-fcf-protection=full"  # x86-only
         # "-fsanitize=undefined"
@@ -122,7 +120,8 @@ in
         # "-fsanitize=hwaddress"  # undefined reference to __hwasan_init, syntax errors, unable to load `libstdc++.so`
         # "-fsanitize=thread"
         # "-fsanitize-trap=all"
-        "-Wno-error"
+      ] ++ prev.lib.optionals (args.pname or args.name or "" != "glibc") [
+        "-fstack-protector-strong"  # doesn't compile for glibc
       ]);
       # ASAN_OPTIONS = "detect_leaks=false";
       # MSAN_OPTIONS = "detect_leaks=false";
@@ -143,14 +142,5 @@ in
     buildInputs = builtins.map final.tryEnableDebuggingInclDependencies (args.buildInputs or []);
   });
   tryEnableDebuggingInclDependencies = final.tryEnableDebugging' final.enableDebuggingInclDependencies;
-  # pkgsDebug = prev.extend (final': prev': {
-  #   # packages within this set are compiled so as to make debugging in gdb easier.
-  #   # it's a best-effort way to preserve debug symbols throughout the dependency chain, but DOESN'T ALWAYS KEEP THEM.
-  #   # TODO: avoid building the compilers/toolchains with debug info -- that's just useless rebuilds
-  #   stdenv = prev'.stdenv.override (old: {
-  #     # based on <repo:nixos/nixpkgs:pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
-  #     mkDerivationFromStdenv = stdenv: derivArg: final.enableDebuggingInclDependencies ((old.mkDerivationFromStdenv or (_: prev'.stdenv.mkDerivation)) stdenv derivArg);
-  #   });
-  # });
   pkgsDebug = prev.lib.mapAttrs (_pname: final.tryEnableDebuggingInclDependencies) final;
 })