diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 681c1d2..77a006d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -532,8 +532,9 @@
 endif
 
 # Force gcc to behave correct even for buggy distributions
-# Arch Makefiles may override this setting
+ifndef CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option, -fno-stack-protector)
+endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fno-optimize-sibling-calls