diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.own.mk b/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
index 7d4b06e930c..81c07400349 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ WITH_IDEA=
     SENDMAIL \
     SETUID_LOGIN \
     SHAREDOCS \
+    SSP \
     SYMVER \
     SYSCONS \
     TCSH \
diff --git a/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_SSP b/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_SSP
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b95f843bfb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_SSP
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.\" $FreeBSD$
+Set to not build propolice stack smashing protection library.