diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
index d50430c40045..552c7d7f84ce 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ CFLAGS_fdt_ro.o := $(nossp_flags)
 CFLAGS_fdt_rw.o := $(nossp_flags)
 CFLAGS_fdt_wip.o := $(nossp_flags)
 
-ccflags-y := -fpic -mno-single-pic-base -fno-builtin -I$(obj)
+ccflags-y := -fpic $(call cc-option,-mno-single-pic-base,) -fno-builtin -I$(obj)
 asflags-y := -DZIMAGE
 
 # Supply kernel BSS size to the decompressor via a linker symbol.