diff --git a/pmb/aportgen/gcc.py b/pmb/aportgen/gcc.py
index 3464673c..61686260 100644
--- a/pmb/aportgen/gcc.py
+++ b/pmb/aportgen/gcc.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def generate(args, pkgname):
 
         # gcc6: options is already there, so we need to replace it and not only
         # set it below the header like done below.
-        "options": "!strip !tracedeps",
+        "options": "!strip",
 
         "LIBGOMP": "false",
         "LIBGCC": "false",
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def generate(args, pkgname):
         LANG_GO=false
         LANG_FORTRAN=false
         LANG_ADA=false
-        options="!strip !tracedeps"
+        options="!strip"
 
         # abuild doesn't try to tries to install "build-base-$CTARGET_ARCH"
         # when this variable matches "no*"
diff --git a/test/testdata/aportgen/pmaports/cross/gcc-armhf/APKBUILD b/test/testdata/aportgen/pmaports/cross/gcc-armhf/APKBUILD
index 2eaf8402..8efc402e 100644
--- a/test/testdata/aportgen/pmaports/cross/gcc-armhf/APKBUILD
+++ b/test/testdata/aportgen/pmaports/cross/gcc-armhf/APKBUILD
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ LANG_JAVA=false
 LANG_GO=false
 LANG_FORTRAN=false
 LANG_ADA=false
-options="!strip !tracedeps"
+options="!strip"
 
 # abuild doesn't try to tries to install "build-base-$CTARGET_ARCH"
 # when this variable matches "no*"