diff --git a/arch/arm/src/Makefile b/arch/arm/src/Makefile
index 1a4b5c272f..4850080312 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/src/Makefile
@@ -105,10 +105,18 @@ EXTRA_LIBS += $(wildcard $(APPDIR)$(DELIM)staging$(DELIM)*$(LIBEXT))
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARM_TOOLCHAIN_ARMCLANG),)
   ifeq ($(LD),$(CC))
+    ifeq ($(CONFIG_STACK_CANARIES),y)
+      # filter out ssp(Stack Smashing Protector) related flags:
+      #  -fstack-protector
+      #  -fstack-protector-all
+      #  -fstack-protector-strong
+      #  -fstack-protector-explicit
+      STRIPCFLAGS = $(filter -fstack-protector%,$(CFLAGS))
+    endif
     LDSTARTGROUP ?= -Wl,--start-group
     LDENDGROUP   ?= -Wl,--end-group
     LDFLAGS      := $(addprefix -Xlinker ,$(LDFLAGS))
-    LDFLAGS      += $(CFLAGS)
+    LDFLAGS      += $(filter-out $(STRIPCFLAGS),$(CFLAGS))
   else
     LDSTARTGROUP ?= --start-group
     LDENDGROUP   ?= --end-group
diff --git a/arch/arm64/src/Makefile b/arch/arm64/src/Makefile
index 35fa194f2e..cebecfe6af 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/src/Makefile
@@ -87,10 +87,18 @@ EXTRA_LIBS += $(wildcard $(APPDIR)$(DELIM)staging$(DELIM)*$(LIBEXT))
 # Override in Make.defs if linker is not 'ld'
 
 ifeq ($(LD),$(CC))
+  ifeq ($(CONFIG_STACK_CANARIES),y)
+    # filter out ssp(Stack Smashing Protector) related flags:
+    #  -fstack-protector
+    #  -fstack-protector-all
+    #  -fstack-protector-strong
+    #  -fstack-protector-explicit
+    STRIPCFLAGS = $(filter -fstack-protector%,$(CFLAGS))
+  endif
   LDSTARTGROUP ?= -Wl,--start-group
   LDENDGROUP   ?= -Wl,--end-group
   LDFLAGS      := $(addprefix -Xlinker ,$(LDFLAGS))
-  LDFLAGS      += $(CFLAGS)
+  LDFLAGS      += $(filter-out $(STRIPCFLAGS),$(CFLAGS))
 else
   LDSTARTGROUP ?= --start-group
   LDENDGROUP   ?= --end-group
diff --git a/arch/risc-v/src/Makefile b/arch/risc-v/src/Makefile
index 4118775cf7..0b23888be0 100644
--- a/arch/risc-v/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/risc-v/src/Makefile
@@ -99,10 +99,18 @@ ARCHSCRIPT := $(call CONVERT_PATH,$(ARCHSCRIPT))
 LDFLAGS += $(addprefix -T,$(addsuffix .tmp,$(ARCHSCRIPT))) $(EXTRALINKCMDS)
 
 ifeq ($(LD),$(CC))
+  ifeq ($(CONFIG_STACK_CANARIES),y)
+    # filter out ssp(Stack Smashing Protector) related flags:
+    #  -fstack-protector
+    #  -fstack-protector-all
+    #  -fstack-protector-strong
+    #  -fstack-protector-explicit
+    STRIPCFLAGS = $(filter -fstack-protector%,$(CFLAGS))
+  endif
   LDSTARTGROUP ?= -Wl,--start-group
   LDENDGROUP   ?= -Wl,--end-group
   LDFLAGS      := $(addprefix -Xlinker ,$(LDFLAGS))
-  LDFLAGS      += $(CFLAGS)
+  LDFLAGS      += $(filter-out $(STRIPCFLAGS),$(CFLAGS))
 else
   LDSTARTGROUP ?= --start-group
   LDENDGROUP   ?= --end-group
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/Makefile b/arch/xtensa/src/Makefile
index 132475b146..3ca6f2336d 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/Makefile
@@ -98,10 +98,18 @@ EXTRA_LIBS := $(filter-out $(NAMEFULL_LIBS) $(NAMESPEC_LIBS),$(EXTRA_LIBS))
 EXTRA_LIBS += $(wildcard $(APPDIR)$(DELIM)staging$(DELIM)*$(LIBEXT))
 
 ifeq ($(LD),$(CC))
+  ifeq ($(CONFIG_STACK_CANARIES),y)
+    # filter out ssp(Stack Smashing Protector) related flags:
+    #  -fstack-protector
+    #  -fstack-protector-all
+    #  -fstack-protector-strong
+    #  -fstack-protector-explicit
+    STRIPCFLAGS = $(filter -fstack-protector%,$(CFLAGS))
+  endif
   LDSTARTGROUP ?= -Wl,--start-group
   LDENDGROUP   ?= -Wl,--end-group
   LDFLAGS      := $(addprefix -Xlinker ,$(LDFLAGS))
-  LDFLAGS      += $(CFLAGS)
+  LDFLAGS      += $(filter-out $(STRIPCFLAGS),$(CFLAGS))
 else
   LDSTARTGROUP ?= --start-group
   LDENDGROUP   ?= --end-group
diff --git a/libs/libc/assert/CMakeLists.txt b/libs/libc/assert/CMakeLists.txt
index 790509c04f..09c4b50b22 100644
--- a/libs/libc/assert/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libs/libc/assert/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,4 +24,7 @@ if(CONFIG_STACK_CANARIES)
   list(APPEND SRCS lib_stackchk.c)
 endif()
 
+set_source_files_properties(lib_assert.c PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS -fno-lto)
+set_source_files_properties(lib_stackchk.c PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS -fno-lto)
+
 target_sources(c PRIVATE ${SRCS})
diff --git a/libs/libc/assert/Make.defs b/libs/libc/assert/Make.defs
index dfe45759d4..830a50c05f 100644
--- a/libs/libc/assert/Make.defs
+++ b/libs/libc/assert/Make.defs
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_STACK_CANARIES),y)
 CSRCS += lib_stackchk.c
 endif
 
+assert/lib_assert.c_CFLAGS += -fno-lto
+assert/lib_stackchk.c_CFLAGS += -fno-lto
+
 # Add the assert directory to the build
 
 DEPPATH += --dep-path assert