diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9fe8b5f96d..aabb3dca71 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ mark_as_advanced(
     EXIV2_TEAM_USE_SANITIZERS
 )
 
+option( BUILD_WITH_STACK_PROTECTOR    "Build with stack protector"                            ON )
 option( BUILD_WITH_CCACHE             "Use ccache to speed up compilations"                   OFF )
 option( BUILD_WITH_COVERAGE           "Add compiler flags to generate coverage stats"         OFF )
 include(cmake/gcovr.cmake REQUIRED)
diff --git a/cmake/compilerFlags.cmake b/cmake/compilerFlags.cmake
index c8a85c5995..20f6ac53d1 100644
--- a/cmake/compilerFlags.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compilerFlags.cmake
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ if ( MINGW OR UNIX OR MSYS ) # MINGW, Linux, APPLE, CYGWIN
             if(HAS_FCF_PROTECTION)
                 add_compile_options(-fcf-protection)
             endif()
-            if(HAS_FSTACK_PROTECTOR_STRONG)
+            if(BUILD_WITH_STACK_PROTECTOR AND HAS_FSTACK_PROTECTOR_STRONG)
                 add_compile_options(-fstack-protector-strong)
             endif()
         endif()