diff --git a/boot/arm-trusted-firmware/arm-trusted-firmware.mk b/boot/arm-trusted-firmware/arm-trusted-firmware.mk
index 37efe82630..72f4404302 100644
--- a/boot/arm-trusted-firmware/arm-trusted-firmware.mk
+++ b/boot/arm-trusted-firmware/arm-trusted-firmware.mk
@@ -96,6 +96,14 @@ ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_MAKE_OPTS += MV_DDR_PATH=$(MV_DDR_MARVELL_DIR)
 ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_DEPENDENCIES += mv-ddr-marvell
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_SSP_REGULAR),y)
+ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_MAKE_OPTS += ENABLE_STACK_PROTECTOR=default
+else ifeq ($(BR2_SSP_STRONG),y)
+ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_MAKE_OPTS += ENABLE_STACK_PROTECTOR=strong
+else ifeq ($(BR2_SSP_ALL),y)
+ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_MAKE_OPTS += ENABLE_STACK_PROTECTOR=all
+endif
+
 ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_MAKE_TARGETS = all
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_FIP),y)