diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 195d72d5c102bb43ecd9c9f10391485ca5476941..7bc2d9290837abda7c440bce40c3adcde7eaf790 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1237,8 +1237,10 @@ struct task_struct {
 	pid_t pid;
 	pid_t tgid;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR
 	/* Canary value for the -fstack-protector gcc feature */
 	unsigned long stack_canary;
+#endif
 
 	/* 
 	 * pointers to (original) parent process, youngest child, younger sibling,