diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sql/mariadb/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/sql/mariadb/default.nix
index 07c81ec1007c..61d801ed32cf 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/sql/mariadb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sql/mariadb/default.nix
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ let
       '';
 
       CXXFLAGS = lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isi686 "-fpermissive";
-      NIX_LDFLAGS = lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isRiscV "-latomic";
     });
   in
     server // {