diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/stackprotector.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/stackprotector.h
index d9df3a76847c..141515a43b78 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/stackprotector.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/stackprotector.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ static __always_inline void boot_init_stack_canary(void)
 	/* Try to get a semi random initial value. */
 	get_random_bytes(&canary, sizeof(canary));
 	canary ^= LINUX_VERSION_CODE;
+	canary &= CANARY_MASK;
 
 	current->stack_canary = canary;
 	__stack_chk_guard = current->stack_canary;