8779657d29c0 ("stackprotector: Introduce CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG") causes the build to break when the compiler doesn't support -fstack-protector-strong: cc1: error: unrecognized command line option ‘-fstack-protector-strong’ cc1: error: unrecognized command line option ‘-fstack-protector-strong’ with at least gcc 4.6.3. Instead of breaking the build, just warn of the failure and disable the feature. Signed-off-by: David Rientjes <rientjes@xxxxxxxxxx> --- Makefile | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -603,10 +603,11 @@ ifdef CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_REGULAR -fstack-protector not supported by compiler)) endif else ifdef CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG - stackp-flag := -fstack-protector-strong - ifeq ($(call cc-option, $(stackp-flag)),) + ifeq ($(call cc-option, -fstack-protector-strong),) $(warning Cannot use CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG: \ -fstack-protector-strong not supported by compiler) + else + stackp-flag := -fstack-protector-strong endif else # Force off for distro compilers that enable stack protector by default.