--- a/cmake/modules/DefineCompilerFlags.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/DefineCompilerFlags.cmake
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ if (${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID} MATCHES "(GNU|Clang)")
     if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
         string(TOLOWER "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_LOWER)
         if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_LOWER MATCHES "(release|relwithdebinfo|minsizerel)" AND (NOT ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} MATCHES "FORTIFY_SOURCE=[3-9]"))
-            check_c_compiler_flag("-Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2" WITH_FORTIFY_SOURCE)
+            check_c_compiler_flag("-Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=3" WITH_FORTIFY_SOURCE)
             if (WITH_FORTIFY_SOURCE)
-                set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2")
+                set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=3")
             endif (WITH_FORTIFY_SOURCE)
         endif()
     endif()

--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ if(NOT MSVC)
 
   string(TOLOWER "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_LOWER)
   if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_LOWER MATCHES "(release|relwithdebinfo|minsizerel)" AND ((NOT ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} MATCHES "FORTIFY_SOURCE=[3-9]") AND (NOT ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} MATCHES "FORTIFY_SOURCE=[3-9]")))
-    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2")
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2")
+    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=3")
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=3")
   endif()
 
   if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER MATCHES "Clang")