diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/Makefile b/arch/x86/boot/Makefile
index fe605205b4ce..59a42342b555 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/Makefile
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ $(obj)/zoffset.h: $(obj)/compressed/vmlinux FORCE
 AFLAGS_header.o += -I$(objtree)/$(obj)
 $(obj)/header.o: $(obj)/zoffset.h
 
-LDFLAGS_setup.elf	:= -m elf_i386 -T
+LDFLAGS_setup.elf	:= -m elf_i386 -z noexecstack -T
 $(obj)/setup.elf: $(src)/setup.ld $(SETUP_OBJS) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,ld)
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
index bf91e0a36d77..ad268a15bc7b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ LDFLAGS_vmlinux := -pie $(call ld-option, --no-dynamic-linker)
 ifdef CONFIG_LD_ORPHAN_WARN
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux += --orphan-handling=warn
 endif
+LDFLAGS_vmlinux += -z noexecstack
+LDFLAGS_vmlinux += $(call ld-option,--no-warn-rwx-segments)
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux += -T
 
 hostprogs	:= mkpiggy
diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile
index f181220f1b5d..14409755a8ea 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ quiet_cmd_vdso = VDSO    $@
 		 sh $(srctree)/$(src)/checkundef.sh '$(NM)' '$@'
 
 VDSO_LDFLAGS = -shared --hash-style=both --build-id=sha1 \
-	$(call ld-option, --eh-frame-hdr) -Bsymbolic
+	$(call ld-option, --eh-frame-hdr) -Bsymbolic -z noexecstack
 GCOV_PROFILE := n
 
 quiet_cmd_vdso_and_check = VDSO    $@