diff --git a/debian/patches/002-add-fortify-flags.patch b/debian/patches/002-add-fortify-flags.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..353d826
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/002-add-fortify-flags.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+Description: Add the FORTIFY_SOURCE build flag
+Author: Alan M Varghese <alan@digistorm.in>
+Last-Update: 2024-03-09
+Forwarded: not-needed
+--- a/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
+ 
+ include_directories(.)
+ add_compile_options(-std=c++2b -DWLR_USE_UNSTABLE )
+-add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-value -Wno-missing-field-initializers -Wno-narrowing)
++add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-value -Wno-missing-field-initializers -Wno-narrowing -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2)
+ find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
+ 
+ find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index f507985..183ed31 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-# You must remove unused comment lines for the released package.
 001-create-directories-in-install-path.patch
+002-add-fortify-flags.patch