diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/hardened-config.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/hardened-config.nix
index 14503854d3eb..d322f239c32a 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/hardened-config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/hardened-config.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ assert (versionAtLeast version "4.9");
   # Perform additional validation of commonly targeted structures.
   DEBUG_CREDENTIALS     = yes;
   DEBUG_NOTIFIERS       = yes;
-  DEBUG_LIST            = yes;
   DEBUG_PI_LIST         = yes; # doesn't BUG()
   DEBUG_SG              = yes;
   SCHED_STACK_END_CHECK = yes;