diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b75f1b1af2..ef14b38aaa 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -786,6 +786,10 @@ if test x$TARGET_OS != xwindows; then
   AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-fPIC],[PIC_FLAGS="-fPIC"])
 fi
 
+# All versions of gcc that we commonly use for building are subject to bug
+# https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=90348. To work around that, set
+# -fstack-reuse=none for all gcc builds. (Only gcc understands this flag)
+AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-fstack-reuse=none],[HARDENED_CXXFLAGS="$HARDENED_CXXFLAGS -fstack-reuse=none"])
 if test x$use_hardening != xno; then
   use_hardening=yes
   AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-Wstack-protector],[HARDENED_CXXFLAGS="$HARDENED_CXXFLAGS -Wstack-protector"])