diff --git a/sys-devel/gcc/gcc-6.2.0.ebuild b/sys-devel/gcc/gcc-6.2.0.ebuild
index 4581d579f93df..c45543fc79ded 100644
--- a/sys-devel/gcc/gcc-6.2.0.ebuild
+++ b/sys-devel/gcc/gcc-6.2.0.ebuild
@@ -21,6 +21,5 @@ if [[ ${CATEGORY} != cross-* ]] ; then
 fi
 
 src_prepare() {
-
 	toolchain_src_prepare
 }
diff --git a/sys-devel/gcc/metadata.xml b/sys-devel/gcc/metadata.xml
index 28ea46917168a..43abab038eb33 100644
--- a/sys-devel/gcc/metadata.xml
+++ b/sys-devel/gcc/metadata.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       Collector</flag>
     <flag name="regression-test">Run the testsuite and install the results (requires FEATURES=test)</flag>
     <flag name="sanitize">Build support for various sanitizer functions (ASAN/TSAN/etc...)</flag>
-    <flag name="ssp">Enable to build Packages with SSP as default on</flag>
+    <flag name="ssp">Build packages with stack smashing protector on by default</flag>
     <flag name="vtv">Build support for virtual table verification (a C++ hardening feature)</flag>
   </use>
   <upstream>