diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 0f9c81b4..fdf0d6c2 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ xbps-0.43 (???):
    pkgdb to match any virtualpkg declared there. Regression introduced in 0.42.
 
  * configure: build with -fstack-protector-strong if supported by the compiler,
-   and fallback to -fstack-protector-all otherwise.
+   and fallback to -fstack-protector otherwise.
 
  * xbps-pkgdb(8): the `packaged-with` string obj is removed from pkgdb.
    Since 0.42 that object is unnecessary and is being obsoleted.
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3a07f524..1b09c38c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ check_compiler_flag "inline-functions" f CFLAGS
 
 check_compiler_flag stack-protector-strong f CFLAGS
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-	check_compiler_flag stack-protector-all f CFLAGS
+	check_compiler_flag stack-protector f CFLAGS
 	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
 		if [ "$CC" = "gcc" ]; then
 			check_compiler_flag "param ssp-buffer-size=1" - CFLAGS