diff --git a/package/glibc/Config.in b/package/glibc/Config.in
index 5b82170906..f719d5cd1b 100644
--- a/package/glibc/Config.in
+++ b/package/glibc/Config.in
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GLIBC
 	bool
 	default y
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_HEADERS
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP
 
 choice
 	prompt "glibc version"
diff --git a/package/musl/Config.in b/package/musl/Config.in
index f1a3150745..c263006a29 100644
--- a/package/musl/Config.in
+++ b/package/musl/Config.in
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MUSL
 	default y
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_HEADERS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_NETBSD_QUEUE
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP
diff --git a/toolchain/Config.in b/toolchain/Config.in
index fc30c6e52e..e0044c14f8 100644
--- a/toolchain/Config.in
+++ b/toolchain/Config.in
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_DEBUG
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SHADOW_PASSWORDS
-	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP
 
 config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_UCLIBC
 	bool
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_DEBUG
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL
-	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP
 
 choice
 	prompt "Toolchain type"
diff --git a/toolchain/helpers.mk b/toolchain/helpers.mk
index d28a2caed3..551275967f 100644
--- a/toolchain/helpers.mk
+++ b/toolchain/helpers.mk
@@ -294,8 +294,7 @@ check_uclibc = \
 	$(call check_uclibc_feature,__UCLIBC_HAS_WCHAR__,BR2_USE_WCHAR,$${UCLIBC_CONFIG_FILE},Wide char support) ;\
 	$(call check_uclibc_feature,__UCLIBC_HAS_THREADS__,BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS,$${UCLIBC_CONFIG_FILE},Thread support) ;\
 	$(call check_uclibc_feature,__PTHREADS_DEBUG_SUPPORT__,BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_DEBUG,$${UCLIBC_CONFIG_FILE},Thread debugging support) ;\
-	$(call check_uclibc_feature,__UCLIBC_HAS_THREADS_NATIVE__,BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL,$${UCLIBC_CONFIG_FILE},NPTL thread support) ;\
-	$(call check_uclibc_feature,__UCLIBC_HAS_SSP__,BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP,$${UCLIBC_CONFIG_FILE},Stack Smashing Protection support)
+	$(call check_uclibc_feature,__UCLIBC_HAS_THREADS_NATIVE__,BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL,$${UCLIBC_CONFIG_FILE},NPTL thread support)
 
 #
 # Check that the Buildroot configuration of the ABI matches the
@@ -386,6 +385,24 @@ check_unusable_toolchain = \
 		exit 1 ; \
 	fi
 
+#
+# Check if the toolchain has SSP (stack smashing protector) support
+#
+# $1: cross-gcc path
+#
+check_toolchain_ssp = \
+	__CROSS_CC=$(strip $1) ; \
+	__HAS_SSP=`echo 'void main(){}' | $${__CROSS_CC} -fstack-protector -x c - -o $(BUILD_DIR)/.br-toolchain-test.tmp >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo y` ; \
+	if [ "$(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP)" != "y" -a "$${__HAS_SSP}" = "y" ] ; then \
+		echo "SSP support available in this toolchain, please enable BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_HAS_SSP" ; \
+		exit 1 ; \
+	fi ; \
+	if [ "$(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP)" = "y" -a "$${__HAS_SSP}" != "y" ] ; then \
+		echo "SSP support not available in this toolchain, please disable BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_HAS_SSP" ; \
+		exit 1 ; \
+	fi ; \
+	rm -f $(BUILD_DIR)/.br-toolchain-test.tmp*
+
 #
 # Generate gdbinit file for use with Buildroot
 #
diff --git a/toolchain/toolchain-external/Config.in b/toolchain/toolchain-external/Config.in
index b7f9241296..8a8195d57e 100644
--- a/toolchain/toolchain-external/Config.in
+++ b/toolchain/toolchain-external/Config.in
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_LINARO_ARM
 	depends on BR2_ARM_EABIHF
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_GLIBC
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_NATIVE_RPC
 	select BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_1
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_LINARO_ARM
 	depends on BR2_ARM_EABIHF
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_GLIBC
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_NATIVE_RPC
 	select BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_4_0
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_LINARO_ARMEB
 	depends on BR2_ARM_EABIHF
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_GLIBC
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_NATIVE_RPC
 	select BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_1
@@ -88,6 +91,7 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_LINARO_ARMEB
 	depends on BR2_ARM_EABIHF
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_GLIBC
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_NATIVE_RPC
 	select BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_4_0
@@ -108,6 +112,7 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_ARM
 	depends on BR2_ARM_EABI
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_GLIBC
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_NATIVE_RPC
 	select BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	select BR2_HOSTARCH_NEEDS_IA32_LIBS
@@ -143,6 +148,7 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_ARAGO_ARMV7A
 	depends on BR2_ARM_CPU_HAS_VFPV3
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_GLIBC
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_NATIVE_RPC
 	select BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	select BR2_HOSTARCH_NEEDS_IA32_LIBS
@@ -166,6 +172,7 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_ARAGO_ARMV5TE
 	depends on BR2_ARM_EABI
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_GLIBC
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_NATIVE_RPC
 	select BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	select BR2_HOSTARCH_NEEDS_IA32_LIBS
@@ -185,6 +192,7 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_MIPS
 	depends on !BR2_MIPS_NABI32
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_GLIBC
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_NATIVE_RPC
 	select BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	select BR2_HOSTARCH_NEEDS_IA32_LIBS
@@ -408,6 +416,7 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_NIOSII
 	depends on BR2_HOSTARCH = "x86_64" || BR2_HOSTARCH = "x86"
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_GLIBC
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_NATIVE_RPC
 	select BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	select BR2_HOSTARCH_NEEDS_IA32_LIBS
@@ -425,6 +434,7 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_SH
 	depends on BR2_HOSTARCH = "x86_64" || BR2_HOSTARCH = "x86"
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_GLIBC
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_NATIVE_RPC
 	select BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	select BR2_HOSTARCH_NEEDS_IA32_LIBS
@@ -451,6 +461,7 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_AMD64
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	depends on BR2_x86_jaguar || BR2_x86_steamroller
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_GLIBC
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_NATIVE_RPC
 	select BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	select BR2_HOSTARCH_NEEDS_IA32_LIBS
@@ -476,6 +487,7 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_X86
 	depends on !BR2_x86_jaguar
 	depends on !BR2_x86_steamroller
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_GLIBC
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_NATIVE_RPC
 	select BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	select BR2_HOSTARCH_NEEDS_IA32_LIBS
@@ -521,6 +533,7 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_LINARO_AARCH64
 	depends on BR2_HOSTARCH = "x86"
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_GLIBC
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP
 	select BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_NATIVE_RPC
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_7
@@ -536,6 +549,7 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_LINARO_AARCH64
 	depends on BR2_HOSTARCH = "x86_64"
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_GLIBC
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP
 	select BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_NATIVE_RPC
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_4_0
@@ -550,6 +564,7 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_AARCH64
 	depends on BR2_HOSTARCH = "x86_64" || BR2_HOSTARCH = "x86"
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_GLIBC
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP
 	select BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	select BR2_HOSTARCH_NEEDS_IA32_LIBS
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_NATIVE_RPC
@@ -574,6 +589,7 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_MUSL_CROSS
 	# Unsupported for MIPS R6
 	depends on !BR2_mips_32r6 && !BR2_mips_64r6
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_MUSL
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP
 	select BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	select BR2_HOSTARCH_NEEDS_IA32_LIBS
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_12
@@ -969,17 +985,19 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_HAS_THREADS_NPTL
 
 endif # BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_HAS_THREADS
 
+endif # BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CUSTOM_UCLIBC
+
 config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_HAS_SSP
 	bool "Toolchain has SSP support?"
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SSP
+	default y if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_GLIBC
+	default y if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_MUSL
 	help
 	  Selection this option if your external toolchain has Stack
 	  Smashing Protection support enabled. If you don't know,
 	  leave the default value, Buildroot will tell you if it's
 	  correct or not.
 
-endif # BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CUSTOM_UCLIBC
-
 config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_INET_RPC
 	bool "Toolchain has RPC support?"
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_NATIVE_RPC
diff --git a/toolchain/toolchain-external/toolchain-external.mk b/toolchain/toolchain-external/toolchain-external.mk
index 34217c0ddd..47b951dfa7 100644
--- a/toolchain/toolchain-external/toolchain-external.mk
+++ b/toolchain/toolchain-external/toolchain-external.mk
@@ -522,6 +522,7 @@ define TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	else \
 		$(call check_glibc,$${SYSROOT_DIR}) ; \
 	fi
+	$(Q)$(call check_toolchain_ssp,$(TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CC))
 endef
 
 # With the musl C library, the libc.so library directly plays the role