diff --git a/package/monit/monit.mk b/package/monit/monit.mk
index ce0f5f0e92..aa068302e3 100644
--- a/package/monit/monit.mk
+++ b/package/monit/monit.mk
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ MONIT_AUTORECONF = YES
 MONIT_CONF_ENV = \
 	libmonit_cv_setjmp_available=yes \
 	libmonit_cv_vsnprintf_c99_conformant=yes \
+	ax_cv_check_cflags___fstack_protector_all=$(if $(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP),yes,no) \
 	ac_cv_ipv6=yes
 
 MONIT_CONF_OPTS += \