diff --git a/config/kernel/kernel.config.aarch64-ipfire b/config/kernel/kernel.config.aarch64-ipfire
index e0f2f6df8..1e6c89b6c 100644
--- a/config/kernel/kernel.config.aarch64-ipfire
+++ b/config/kernel/kernel.config.aarch64-ipfire
@@ -6543,7 +6543,7 @@ CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK_XFRM=y
 CONFIG_HAVE_HARDENED_USERCOPY_ALLOCATOR=y
 CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY=y
 CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY_PAGESPAN=y
-# CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE is not set
+CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE=y
 # CONFIG_STATIC_USERMODEHELPER is not set
 # CONFIG_SECURITY_SMACK is not set
 # CONFIG_SECURITY_TOMOYO is not set