diff --git a/arch/arm64/Makefile b/arch/arm64/Makefile
index 2c0238ce0551..d65aef47ece3 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/Makefile
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ stack_protector_prepare: prepare0
 					include/generated/asm-offsets.h))
 endif
 
+# Ensure that if the compiler supports branch protection we default it
+# off.
+KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mbranch-protection=none)
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN), y)
 KBUILD_CPPFLAGS	+= -mbig-endian
 CHECKFLAGS	+= -D__AARCH64EB__