diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e8786d478e..a4942c13e4 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ debug_tcg="no"
 debug="no"
 sanitizers="no"
 tsan="no"
-fortify_source="$default_feature"
+fortify_source="yes"
 gcov="no"
 EXESUF=""
 modules="no"