diff --git a/tools/perf/util/setup.py b/tools/perf/util/setup.py
index 5b5a167b43ce582683c566cd4cf35ef9b75bc042..a1a68a2fa9177d6198ba71eddd5656632a7aafd0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/setup.py
+++ b/tools/perf/util/setup.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ if cc == "clang":
             vars[var] = sub("-fcf-protection", "", vars[var])
         if not clang_has_option("-fstack-clash-protection"):
             vars[var] = sub("-fstack-clash-protection", "", vars[var])
+        if not clang_has_option("-fstack-protector-strong"):
+            vars[var] = sub("-fstack-protector-strong", "", vars[var])
 
 from distutils.core import setup, Extension