diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.use b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.use
index 1d71484f59..2dee4e6f03 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.use
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.use
@@ -51,3 +51,6 @@ dev-libs/glib -mime
 
 # keep grub build simple
 sys-boot/grub -multislot -nls
+
+# disable "high performance ssh" patch
+net-misc/openssh -hpn