stackprotector-all              \
        stackprotector                  \
        volatile-register-var           \
+       fortify-source                  \
        libnuma
 
 $(foreach test,$(FEATURE_TESTS),$(call feature_check,$(test),$(test)))
 endif
 
 ifndef PERF_DEBUG
-  ifeq ($(call try-cc,$(SOURCE_HELLO),$(CFLAGS) -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2),y)
+  ifeq ($(feature-fortify-source), 1)
     CFLAGS += -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2
   endif
 endif
 
        test-stackprotector-all         \
        test-stackprotector             \
        test-volatile-register-var      \
+       test-fortify-source             \
        test-libnuma
 
 CC := $(CC) -MD
 test-volatile-register-var:
        $(BUILD) -Werror -Wvolatile-register-var
 
+test-fortify-source:
+       $(BUILD) -O2 -Werror -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2
+
 test-libnuma:
        $(BUILD) -lnuma