diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index 0e0dd2b..efcf0db 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -42,10 +42,12 @@ sysvinit (2.90) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     * Fixed compile error on Fedora 28 where crypt() will not link due to
       undocumented dependency change.
     * Updated Makefile to make sure correct version number and correct
-      version of fiels are used. Makefile was pulling from master to create
+      version of files are used. Makefile was pulling from master to create
       tarballs with old version information when trying to create beta
       snapshot.
     * Updated version information in init.c
+    * Updated compiler flag from -fstack-protector to -fstack-protector-strong
+      for better protection.
 
 
 sysvinit (2.89) world; urgency=low
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 088fe22..df0fe3e 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #
 
 CPPFLAGS =
-CFLAGS	?= -ansi -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fstack-protector 
+CFLAGS	?= -ansi -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fstack-protector-strong 
 override CFLAGS += -W -Wall -Wunreachable-code -Wformat -Werror=format-security -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -D_XOPEN_SOURCE -D_GNU_SOURCE 
 override CFLAGS += $(shell getconf LFS_CFLAGS)
 STATIC	=