diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 089b621..3665e0f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ INCLUDES = -I. -I $(srctree)/include $(CONFIG_INCLUDES)
 ifdef EXTRA_CFLAGS
   CFLAGS := $(EXTRA_CFLAGS)
 else
-  CFLAGS := -g -Wall
+  CFLAGS := -g -Wall -fstack-protector-strong
 endif
 
 LIBS = -ldl
diff --git a/plugins/Makefile b/plugins/Makefile
index b60352d..d5744a9 100644
--- a/plugins/Makefile
+++ b/plugins/Makefile
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ INCLUDES = -I. -I.. -I../src -I $(srctree)/include $(CONFIG_INCLUDES)
 ifdef EXTRA_CFLAGS
   CFLAGS := $(EXTRA_CFLAGS)
 else
-  CFLAGS := -g -Wall
+  CFLAGS := -g -Wall -fstack-protector-strong
 endif
 
 # Append required CFLAGS