diff --git a/common/autoconf/flags.m4 b/common/autoconf/flags.m4
--- openjdk.orig/common/autoconf/flags.m4
+++ openjdk/common/autoconf/flags.m4
@@ -388,16 +388,8 @@
     CFLAGS_JDK="${CFLAGS_JDK} -qchars=signed -q64 -qfullpath -qsaveopt"
     CXXFLAGS_JDK="${CXXFLAGS_JDK} -qchars=signed -q64 -qfullpath -qsaveopt"
   elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xgcc; then
-    case $OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_ARCH in
-    x86 )
-      LEGACY_EXTRA_CFLAGS="$LEGACY_EXTRA_CFLAGS -fstack-protector"
-      LEGACY_EXTRA_CXXFLAGS="$LEGACY_EXTRA_CXXFLAGS -fstack-protector"
-      ;;
-    x86_64 )
-      LEGACY_EXTRA_CFLAGS="$LEGACY_EXTRA_CFLAGS -fstack-protector"
-      LEGACY_EXTRA_CXXFLAGS="$LEGACY_EXTRA_CXXFLAGS -fstack-protector"
-      ;;
-    esac
+    LEGACY_EXTRA_CFLAGS="$LEGACY_EXTRA_CFLAGS -fstack-protector"
+    LEGACY_EXTRA_CXXFLAGS="$LEGACY_EXTRA_CXXFLAGS -fstack-protector"
     if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" != xmacosx; then
       LDFLAGS_JDK="$LDFLAGS_JDK -Wl,-z,relro"
       LEGACY_EXTRA_LDFLAGS="$LEGACY_EXTRA_LDFLAGS -Wl,-z,relro"
@@ -464,10 +456,6 @@
       ppc )
         # on ppc we don't prevent gcc to omit frame pointer nor strict-aliasing
         ;;
-      x86 )
-        CCXXFLAGS_JDK="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fstack-protector"
-        CFLAGS_JDK="${CFLAGS_JDK} -fno-strict-aliasing -fstack-protector"
-        ;;
       * )
         CCXXFLAGS_JDK="$CCXXFLAGS_JDK -fno-omit-frame-pointer"
         CFLAGS_JDK="${CFLAGS_JDK} -fno-strict-aliasing"