diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 185e552f1461..2c41a9417ec6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ config ARM
 	select HAVE_EXIT_THREAD
 	select HAVE_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD if (!XIP_KERNEL)
 	select HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER if (!THUMB2_KERNEL)
-	select HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER if (!XIP_KERNEL)
+	select HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER if (!XIP_KERNEL) && (CC_IS_GCC || CLANG_VERSION >= 100000)
 	select HAVE_GCC_PLUGINS
 	select HAVE_GENERIC_DMA_COHERENT
 	select HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT if (PERF_EVENTS && (CPU_V6 || CPU_V6K || CPU_V7))
diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile
index de3405045edb..62c789dc2222 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARM_UNWIND),y)
 CFLAGS_ABI	+=-funwind-tables
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_CC_IS_CLANG),y)
+CFLAGS_ABI	+= -meabi gnu
+endif
+
 # Accept old syntax despite ".syntax unified"
 AFLAGS_NOWARN	:=$(call as-option,-Wa$(comma)-mno-warn-deprecated,-Wa$(comma)-W)