diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile
index a9ece526b1b2..4280a8ce6f93 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # Ensure linker flags are correct
 LDFLAGS		:=
 
-LDFLAGS_vmlinux	:=-p --no-undefined -X --pic-veneer
+LDFLAGS_vmlinux	:= --no-undefined -X --pic-veneer
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_CPU_ENDIAN_BE8),y)
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux	+= --be8
 LDFLAGS_MODULE	+= --be8
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/bootp/Makefile b/arch/arm/boot/bootp/Makefile
index 5e4acd253b30..8d1e31b4ba94 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/bootp/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/bootp/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 GCOV_PROFILE	:= n
 
-LDFLAGS_bootp	:=-p --no-undefined -X \
+LDFLAGS_bootp	:= --no-undefined -X \
 		 --defsym initrd_phys=$(INITRD_PHYS) \
 		 --defsym params_phys=$(PARAMS_PHYS) -T
 AFLAGS_initrd.o :=-DINITRD=\"$(INITRD)\"
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
index 57e139a8feb0..20ade275293f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -130,8 +130,6 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_CPU_ENDIAN_BE8),y)
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux += --be8
 endif
-# ?
-LDFLAGS_vmlinux += -p
 # Report unresolved symbol references
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux += --no-undefined
 # Delete all temporary local symbols