diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/Makefile b/arch/x86/boot/Makefile
index 6da2cd0897f3..e94745321cac 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/Makefile
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ $(obj)/zoffset.h: $(obj)/compressed/vmlinux FORCE
 AFLAGS_header.o += -I$(obj)
 $(obj)/header.o: $(obj)/voffset.h $(obj)/zoffset.h
 
-LDFLAGS_setup.elf	:= -T
+LDFLAGS_setup.elf	:= -m elf_i386 -T
 $(obj)/setup.elf: $(src)/setup.ld $(SETUP_OBJS) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,ld)
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/realmode/rm/Makefile b/arch/x86/realmode/rm/Makefile
index 2730d775ef9a..228cb16962ba 100644
--- a/arch/x86/realmode/rm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/realmode/rm/Makefile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ $(obj)/pasyms.h: $(REALMODE_OBJS) FORCE
 targets += realmode.lds
 $(obj)/realmode.lds: $(obj)/pasyms.h
 
-LDFLAGS_realmode.elf := --emit-relocs -T
+LDFLAGS_realmode.elf := -m elf_i386 --emit-relocs -T
 CPPFLAGS_realmode.lds += -P -C -I$(obj)
 
 targets += realmode.elf