Index: head/Mk/bsd.ssp.mk
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--- head/Mk/bsd.ssp.mk
+++ head/Mk/bsd.ssp.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 SSP_Include_MAINTAINER=	portmgr@FreeBSD.org
 
 .if !defined(SSP_UNSAFE) && \
-    (${MACHINE} != "mips")
+    (! ${ARCH:Mmips*})
 # Overridable as a user may want to use -fstack-protector-all
 SSP_CFLAGS?=	-fstack-protector-strong
 CFLAGS+=	${SSP_CFLAGS}