diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index 612254141296..a3f66ade09b3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ aflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN)	+= -mlittle-endian
 
 ifeq ($(HAS_BIARCH),y)
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -m$(BITS)
-KBUILD_AFLAGS	+= -m$(BITS) -Wl,-a$(BITS)
+KBUILD_AFLAGS	+= -m$(BITS)
 KBUILD_LDFLAGS	+= -m elf$(BITS)$(LDEMULATION)
 endif