diff --git a/tests/ssp/Makefile b/tests/ssp/Makefile
index 8c13adedf6..9e141f5c99 100644
--- a/tests/ssp/Makefile
+++ b/tests/ssp/Makefile
@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@ include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
 ifneq (,$(shell $(CC) --help=warnings | grep '\-Wstringop-overflow='))
   CFLAGS += -Wstringop-overflow=0
 endif
+
+ifneq (,$(shell $(CC) --help=warnings | grep '\-Warray-bounds='))
+  CFLAGS += -Warray-bounds=0
+endif