diff --git a/package/Makefile.in b/package/Makefile.in
index a597290c23..95eec52dcc 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.in
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ TARGET_CFLAGS += -msep-data
 TARGET_CXXFLAGS += -msep-data
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_USE_SSP),y)
+TARGET_CFLAGS += -fstack-protector-all
+TARGET_CXXFLAGS += -fstack-protector-all
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT)$(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_CTNG),y)
 TARGET_CROSS=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/$(GNU_TARGET_NAME)-
 else
diff --git a/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk b/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk
index 044de21d96..cf53280c9b 100644
--- a/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk
+++ b/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk
@@ -251,9 +251,15 @@ endif
 # SSP
 #
 ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_USE_SSP),y)
-UCLIBC_SSP_CONFIG = $(call UCLIBC_OPT_SET,UCLIBC_HAS_SSP,y,$(@D))
+define UCLIBC_SSP_CONFIG
+	$(call UCLIBC_OPT_SET,UCLIBC_HAS_SSP,y,$(@D))
+	$(call UCLIBC_OPT_SET,UCLIBC_BUILD_SSP,y,$(@D))
+endef
 else
-UCLIBC_SSP_CONFIG = $(call UCLIBC_OPT_UNSET,UCLIBC_HAS_SSP,$(@D))
+define UCLIBC_SSP_CONFIG
+	$(call UCLIBC_OPT_UNSET,UCLIBC_HAS_SSP,$(@D))
+	$(call UCLIBC_OPT_UNSET,UCLIBC_BUILD_SSP,$(@D))
+endef
 endif
 
 #
diff --git a/toolchain/toolchain-buildroot/Config.in.2 b/toolchain/toolchain-buildroot/Config.in.2
index a9c102f7f8..bf27e6b73d 100644
--- a/toolchain/toolchain-buildroot/Config.in.2
+++ b/toolchain/toolchain-buildroot/Config.in.2
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_USE_SSP
 	bool "Enable stack protection support"
 	help
 	  Enable stack smashing protection support using GCCs
-	  -fstack-protector[-all] option.
+	  -fstack-protector-all option.
 
 	  See http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/hints/downloads/files/ssp.txt
 	  for details.