diff --git a/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
index 3999928fcf..53117c0cd1 100644
--- a/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -426,12 +426,13 @@ if(USE_SYSTEM_WOLFSSL)
 	target_include_directories(wolfssl INTERFACE WolfSSL_INCLUDE_DIRS)
 else()
 	SET(BUILD_TESTS NO CACHE BOOL "Build test applications")
-	add_definitions(-DHAVE_FFDHE_2048 -DTFM_TIMING_RESISTANT -DECC_TIMING_RESISTANT 
-					-DWC_RSA_BLINDING -DHAVE_AESGCM -DWOLFSSL_SHA512 -DWOLFSSL_SHA384 -DNO_DSA -DHAVE_ECC -DTFM_ECC256 -DECC_SHAMIR 
-					-DNO_RC4 -DNO_HC128 -DNO_RABBIT -DWOLFSSL_SHA224 -DWOLFSSL_SHA3 -DWOLFSSL_SHAKE256 -DHAVE_POLY1305 
-					-DHAVE_ONE_TIME_AUTH -DHAVE_CHACHA -DHAVE_HASHDRBG -DHAVE_TLS_EXTENSIONS -DHAVE_SNI -DHAVE_SUPPORTED_CURVES 
-					-DHAVE_EXTENDED_MASTER -DNO_RC4 -DHAVE_ENCRYPT_THEN_MAC -DNO_PSK -DNO_MD4 
-					-DWC_NO_ASYNC_THREADING -DOPENSSL_EXTRA -DWOLFSSL_DES_ECB)
+	add_compile_definitions(HAVE_FFDHE_2048 TFM_TIMING_RESISTANT ECC_TIMING_RESISTANT
+					WC_RSA_BLINDING HAVE_AESGCM WOLFSSL_SHA512 WOLFSSL_SHA384 NO_DSA HAVE_ECC TFM_ECC256 ECC_SHAMIR
+					NO_RC4 NO_HC128 NO_RABBIT WOLFSSL_SHA224 WOLFSSL_SHA3 WOLFSSL_SHAKE256 HAVE_POLY1305
+					HAVE_ONE_TIME_AUTH HAVE_CHACHA HAVE_HASHDRBG HAVE_TLS_EXTENSIONS HAVE_SNI HAVE_SUPPORTED_CURVES
+					HAVE_EXTENDED_MASTER NO_RC4 HAVE_ENCRYPT_THEN_MAC NO_PSK NO_MD4
+					WC_NO_ASYNC_THREADING OPENSSL_EXTRA WOLFSSL_DES_ECB WC_NO_HARDEN)
+	set(ENABLED_HARDEN OFF CACHE BOOL "Disable Harden")
 	add_subdirectory(wolfssl EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 	target_include_directories(wolfssl INTERFACE "wolfssl/")
 	# This is needed for CURL
diff --git a/3rdparty/wolfssl.vcxproj b/3rdparty/wolfssl.vcxproj
index ef610c5446..ea6887e6d1 100644
--- a/3rdparty/wolfssl.vcxproj
+++ b/3rdparty/wolfssl.vcxproj
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>./wolfssl;./wolfssl/IDE/WIN;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WOLFSSL_LIB;WOLFSSL_DES_ECB;HAVE_FFDHE_2048;TFM_TIMING_RESISTANT;ECC_TIMING_RESISTANT;WC_RSA_BLINDING;HAVE_AESGCM;WOLFSSL_SHA512;WOLFSSL_SHA384;NO_DSA;HAVE_ECC;TFM_ECC256;ECC_SHAMIR;NO_RC4;NO_HC128;NO_RABBIT;WOLFSSL_SHA224;WOLFSSL_SHA3;WOLFSSL_SHAKE256;HAVE_POLY1305;HAVE_ONE_TIME_AUTH;HAVE_CHACHA;HAVE_HASHDRBG;HAVE_TLS_EXTENSIONS;HAVE_SNI;HAVE_SUPPORTED_CURVES;HAVE_EXTENDED_MASTER;NO_RC4;HAVE_ENCRYPT_THEN_MAC;NO_PSK;NO_MD4;WC_NO_ASYNC_THREADING;OPENSSL_EXTRA;WOLFSSL_USER_SETTINGS;CYASSL_USER_SETTINGS;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WOLFSSL_LIB;WOLFSSL_DES_ECB;HAVE_FFDHE_2048;TFM_TIMING_RESISTANT;NO_DSA;TFM_ECC256;NO_RC4;NO_HC128;NO_RABBIT;WOLFSSL_SHA224;WOLFSSL_SHA3;WOLFSSL_SHAKE256;HAVE_POLY1305;HAVE_ONE_TIME_AUTH;HAVE_CHACHA;HAVE_HASHDRBG;HAVE_SNI;HAVE_ENCRYPT_THEN_MAC;NO_MD4;WC_NO_ASYNC_THREADING;WOLFSSL_USER_SETTINGS;CYASSL_USER_SETTINGS;WC_NO_HARDEN;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <PrecompiledHeader>
       </PrecompiledHeader>
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/CMakeLists.txt b/rpcs3/Emu/CMakeLists.txt
index a6efa3fae8..b45cd6304a 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 	title.cpp
 )
 
+# prevent WolfSSL from warning about not having harden options
+add_compile_definitions(WC_NO_HARDEN)
+
 target_link_libraries(rpcs3_emu
 	PRIVATE
 		3rdparty::zlib 3rdparty::yaml-cpp
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/CMakeLists.txt b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/CMakeLists.txt
index cdca73725d..4d01dcc4f9 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-set(SRC_FILES
+# prevent WolfSSL from warning about not having harden options
+add_compile_definitions(WC_NO_HARDEN)
+
+set(SRC_FILES
 	about_dialog.cpp
 	auto_pause_settings_dialog.cpp
 	breakpoint_handler.cpp