diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 2e8a672aeb..b9552fda6f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1491,6 +1491,16 @@ for flag in $gcc_flags; do
 done
 
 if test "$stack_protector" != "no"; then
+  cat > $TMPC << EOF
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    char arr[64], *p = arr, *c = argv[0];
+    while (*c) {
+        *p++ = *c++;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+EOF
   gcc_flags="-fstack-protector-strong -fstack-protector-all"
   sp_on=0
   for flag in $gcc_flags; do