diff --git a/srcpkgs/gcc/libssp.template b/srcpkgs/gcc/libssp.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..32e46fd0c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/gcc/libssp.template
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Template file for 'libssp'.
+#
+short_desc="GCC SSP library support"
+long_desc="${long_desc}
+
+ This package contains the Stack Smashing Protection shared/static
+ libraries provided by GCC."
+
+Add_dependency run glibc
+
+do_install()
+{
+	local triplet=
+
+	if [ "${xbps_machine}" = "x86_64" ]; then
+		triplet="${xbps_machine}-unknown-linux-gnu"
+	else
+		triplet="${xbps_machine}-pc-linux-gnu"
+	fi
+
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/gcc/${triplet}/${version}/include
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/libssp* ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib
+	mv ${SRCPKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/gcc/${triplet}/${version}/include/ssp \
+		${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/gcc/${triplet}/${version}/include
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gcc/template b/srcpkgs/gcc/template
index 3f33b96325..90c9352615 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gcc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gcc/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template build file for 'gcc'
 pkgname=gcc
 version=4.4.2
-revision=2
+revision=3
 distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gcc/gcc-$version/gcc-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--enable-clocale=gnu --disable-bootstrap
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ long_desc="
  The GNU C Compiler suite, with support for C, C++, Fortran, ObjC."
 
 base_chroot=yes
-subpackages="libgcc libstdc++ libstdc++-devel libgomp libmudflap"
+subpackages="libgcc libssp libstdc++ libstdc++-devel libgomp libmudflap"
 subpackages="${subpackages} libmudflap-devel libobjc libobjc-devel"
 subpackages="${subpackages} gcc-c++ gcc-objc gcc-objc++"
 
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Add_dependency full	mpfr
 Add_dependency full	binutils
 Add_dependency full	cloog-ppl
 Add_dependency run	libgcc
+Add_dependency run	libssp
 Add_dependency run	libgomp
 Add_dependency run	glibc-devel
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libssp b/srcpkgs/libssp
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..b08d5af579
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/libssp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+gcc
\ No newline at end of file