diff --git a/conf/intel/portage/profile/use.mask b/conf/intel/portage/profile/use.mask
index 05e5a31..b64b782 100644
--- a/conf/intel/portage/profile/use.mask
+++ b/conf/intel/portage/profile/use.mask
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 # Required by GNOME 3
 -introspection
+
+# Unmask USE=hardened globally
+-hardened