diff --git a/base/gcc/parse-config b/base/gcc/parse-config
index a044d7965..261de80ad 100644
--- a/base/gcc/parse-config
+++ b/base/gcc/parse-config
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
 # Filename: package/.../gcc/parse-config
-# Copyright (C) 2008 - 2013 The OpenSDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 2008 - 2014 The OpenSDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 1998 - 2003 Clifford Wolf
 #
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ if [ "${SDECFG_DEFAULT_CC:0:3}" = "gcc" -a "$SDECFG_PKG_GCC_STACKPRO" = 1 ]; the
 	else
 		echo_warning 'Package incompatible with GCC stack-protector, disabled'
 	fi
+else
+	if [ ! "$SDECFG_PKG_GCC_STACKPRO" = 1 ]; then
+		# some packages have -fstack-protector set by default
+		# remove -fstack-protector options if SSP is not wanted
+		var_append GCC_WRAPPER_REMOVE ' ' '-fstack-protector*'
+	fi
 fi
 
 # maybe we add something more later. But imo it's better to