diff --git a/config/Config-build.in b/config/Config-build.in
index 61a9265ad7..ac1e05d2ff 100644
--- a/config/Config-build.in
+++ b/config/Config-build.in
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ menu "Global build settings"
 
 	choice
 		prompt "User space Stack-Smashing Protection"
-		depends on USE_MUSL
 		default PKG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_REGULAR
 		help
 		  Enable GCC Stack Smashing Protection (SSP) for userspace applications
@@ -257,18 +256,15 @@ menu "Global build settings"
 			bool "None"
 		config PKG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_REGULAR
 			bool "Regular"
-			select GCC_LIBSSP if !USE_MUSL
 			depends on KERNEL_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_REGULAR
 		config PKG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG
 			bool "Strong"
-			select GCC_LIBSSP if !USE_MUSL
 			depends on KERNEL_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG
 	endchoice
 
 	choice
 		prompt "Kernel space Stack-Smashing Protection"
 		default KERNEL_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_REGULAR
-		depends on USE_MUSL || !(x86_64 || i386)
 		help
 		  Enable GCC Stack-Smashing Protection (SSP) for the kernel
 		config KERNEL_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_NONE
diff --git a/include/package-defaults.mk b/include/package-defaults.mk
index 31e331b2d5..2fed72b1a4 100644
--- a/include/package-defaults.mk
+++ b/include/package-defaults.mk
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # See /LICENSE for more information.
 #
 
-PKG_DEFAULT_DEPENDS = +libc +GCC_LIBSSP:libssp +USE_GLIBC:librt +USE_GLIBC:libpthread
+PKG_DEFAULT_DEPENDS = +libc +USE_GLIBC:librt +USE_GLIBC:libpthread
 
 ifneq ($(PKG_NAME),toolchain)
   PKG_FIXUP_DEPENDS = $(if $(filter kmod-%,$(1)),$(2),$(PKG_DEFAULT_DEPENDS) $(filter-out $(PKG_DEFAULT_DEPENDS),$(2)))
diff --git a/package/libs/toolchain/Makefile b/package/libs/toolchain/Makefile
index c13e9e4928..f92a1779da 100644
--- a/package/libs/toolchain/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/toolchain/Makefile
@@ -83,33 +83,6 @@ define Package/libatomic/config
 	endmenu
 endef
 
-define Package/libssp
-$(call Package/gcc/Default)
-  DEPENDS+=@GCC_LIBSSP
-  TITLE:=GCC support library
-endef
-
-define Package/libssp/config
-	menu "Configuration"
-		depends on EXTERNAL_TOOLCHAIN && PACKAGE_libssp
-
-	config LIBSSP_ROOT_DIR
-		string
-		prompt "libssp shared library base directory"
-		depends on EXTERNAL_TOOLCHAIN && PACKAGE_libssp
-		default TOOLCHAIN_ROOT  if !NATIVE_TOOLCHAIN
-		default "/"  if NATIVE_TOOLCHAIN
-
-	config LIBSSP_FILE_SPEC
-		string
-		prompt "libssp shared library files (use wildcards)"
-		depends on EXTERNAL_TOOLCHAIN && PACKAGE_libssp
-		default "./lib/libssp.so.*"
-
-	endmenu
-endef
-
-
 define Package/libstdcpp
 $(call Package/gcc/Default)
   NAME:=libstdc++
@@ -519,11 +492,6 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_EXTERNAL_TOOLCHAIN),)
 	$(CP) $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/lib/libgfortran.so.* $(1)/usr/lib/
   endef
 
-  define Package/libssp/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib
-	$(CP) $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/lib/libssp.so.* $(1)/lib/
-  endef
-
   define Package/libstdcpp/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
 	$(CP) $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/lib/libstdc++.so.* $(1)/usr/lib/
@@ -670,14 +638,6 @@ else
 	done
   endef
 
-  define Package/libssp/install
-	for file in $(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_LIBSSP_FILE_SPEC)); do \
-		$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib ; \
-		$(CP) $(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_LIBSSP_ROOT_DIR))/$$$$file $(1)/lib/ ; \
-	done ; \
-	exit 0
-  endef
-
   define Package/libstdcpp/install
 	for file in $(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_LIBSTDCPP_FILE_SPEC)); do \
 		$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib ; \
@@ -789,7 +749,6 @@ endif
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libc))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libgcc))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libatomic))
-$(eval $(call BuildPackage,libssp))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libstdcpp))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libasan))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libtsan))
diff --git a/toolchain/Config.in b/toolchain/Config.in
index 762f4e10d7..cb557d4ad3 100644
--- a/toolchain/Config.in
+++ b/toolchain/Config.in
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ config USE_MUSL
 	bool
 
 config SSP_SUPPORT
-	default y if USE_MUSL || GCC_LIBSSP
+	default y if !PKG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_NONE
 	bool
 
 config USE_EXTERNAL_LIBC
diff --git a/toolchain/gcc/Config.in b/toolchain/gcc/Config.in
index 7d7f34210a..4b2ba7aaae 100644
--- a/toolchain/gcc/Config.in
+++ b/toolchain/gcc/Config.in
@@ -47,14 +47,6 @@ config GCC_DEFAULT_SSP
 	help
 	    Use gcc configure option --enable-default-ssp to turn on -fstack-protector-strong by default.
 
-config GCC_LIBSSP
-	bool
-	prompt "Build gcc libssp" if TOOLCHAINOPTS
-	depends on !USE_MUSL
-	default y if !USE_MUSL
-	help
-	    Enable Stack-Smashing Protection support
-
 config SJLJ_EXCEPTIONS
 	bool
 	prompt "Use setjump()/longjump() exceptions" if TOOLCHAINOPTS
diff --git a/toolchain/gcc/common.mk b/toolchain/gcc/common.mk
index 7fb30285aa..ec3ea8fff1 100644
--- a/toolchain/gcc/common.mk
+++ b/toolchain/gcc/common.mk
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ GCC_CONFIGURE:= \
 		--disable-multilib \
 		--disable-libmpx \
 		--disable-nls \
+		--disable-libssp \
 		$(GRAPHITE_CONFIGURE) \
 		--with-host-libstdcxx=-lstdc++ \
 		$(SOFT_FLOAT_CONFIG_OPTION) \
@@ -131,14 +132,6 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_GCC_DEFAULT_SSP),)
 		--enable-default-ssp
 endif
 
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_GCC_LIBSSP),)
-  GCC_CONFIGURE+= \
-		--enable-libssp
-else
-  GCC_CONFIGURE+= \
-		--disable-libssp
-endif
-
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_EXTRA_TARGET_ARCH),)
   GCC_CONFIGURE+= \
 		--enable-biarch \
diff --git a/toolchain/glibc/common.mk b/toolchain/glibc/common.mk
index db4f0fcc0e..f0b95d3cc7 100644
--- a/toolchain/glibc/common.mk
+++ b/toolchain/glibc/common.mk
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ ifeq ($(ARCH),mips64)
   endif
 endif
 
-
 # -Os miscompiles w. 2.24 gcc5/gcc6
 # only -O2 tested by upstream changeset
 # "Optimize i386 syscall inlining for GCC 5"
@@ -61,6 +60,8 @@ GLIBC_CONFIGURE:= \
 		--without-cvs \
 		--enable-add-ons \
 		--$(if $(CONFIG_SOFT_FLOAT),without,with)-fp \
+		  $(if $(CONFIG_PKG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_REGULAR),--enable-stack-protector=yes) \
+		  $(if $(CONFIG_PKG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG),--enable-stack-protector=strong) \
 		--enable-kernel=4.14.0
 
 export libc_cv_ssp=no