diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile
index 261802b1cc505d19c6150fbf644450afad49e16f..42c6c1bea4f46ef220728223441424e46d94e2e6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile
@@ -46,10 +46,8 @@ targets += $(vdso_img_sodbg) $(vdso_img-y:%=vdso%.so)
 
 CPPFLAGS_vdso.lds += -P -C
 
-VDSO_LDFLAGS_vdso.lds = -m64 -Wl,-soname=linux-vdso.so.1 \
-			-Wl,--no-undefined \
-			-Wl,-z,max-page-size=4096 -Wl,-z,common-page-size=4096 \
-			$(DISABLE_LTO)
+VDSO_LDFLAGS_vdso.lds = -m elf_x86_64 -soname linux-vdso.so.1 --no-undefined \
+			-z max-page-size=4096 -z common-page-size=4096
 
 $(obj)/vdso64.so.dbg: $(obj)/vdso.lds $(vobjs) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,vdso)
@@ -95,10 +93,8 @@ CFLAGS_REMOVE_vvar.o = -pg
 #
 
 CPPFLAGS_vdsox32.lds = $(CPPFLAGS_vdso.lds)
-VDSO_LDFLAGS_vdsox32.lds = -Wl,-m,elf32_x86_64 \
-			   -Wl,-soname=linux-vdso.so.1 \
-			   -Wl,-z,max-page-size=4096 \
-			   -Wl,-z,common-page-size=4096
+VDSO_LDFLAGS_vdsox32.lds = -m elf32_x86_64 -soname linux-vdso.so.1 \
+			   -z max-page-size=4096 -z common-page-size=4096
 
 # x32-rebranded versions
 vobjx32s-y := $(vobjs-y:.o=-x32.o)
@@ -123,7 +119,7 @@ $(obj)/vdsox32.so.dbg: $(obj)/vdsox32.lds $(vobjx32s) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,vdso)
 
 CPPFLAGS_vdso32.lds = $(CPPFLAGS_vdso.lds)
-VDSO_LDFLAGS_vdso32.lds = -m32 -Wl,-m,elf_i386 -Wl,-soname=linux-gate.so.1
+VDSO_LDFLAGS_vdso32.lds = -m elf_i386 -soname linux-gate.so.1
 
 targets += vdso32/vdso32.lds
 targets += vdso32/note.o vdso32/system_call.o vdso32/sigreturn.o
@@ -157,13 +153,13 @@ $(obj)/vdso32.so.dbg: FORCE \
 # The DSO images are built using a special linker script.
 #
 quiet_cmd_vdso = VDSO    $@
-      cmd_vdso = $(CC) -nostdlib -o $@ \
+      cmd_vdso = $(LD) -nostdlib -o $@ \
 		       $(VDSO_LDFLAGS) $(VDSO_LDFLAGS_$(filter %.lds,$(^F))) \
-		       -Wl,-T,$(filter %.lds,$^) $(filter %.o,$^) && \
+		       -T $(filter %.lds,$^) $(filter %.o,$^) && \
 		 sh $(srctree)/$(src)/checkundef.sh '$(NM)' '$@'
 
-VDSO_LDFLAGS = -fPIC -shared $(call cc-ldoption, -Wl$(comma)--hash-style=both) \
-	$(call cc-ldoption, -Wl$(comma)--build-id) -Wl,-Bsymbolic $(LTO_CFLAGS)
+VDSO_LDFLAGS = -shared $(call ld-option, --hash-style=both) \
+	$(call ld-option, --build-id) -Bsymbolic
 GCOV_PROFILE := n
 
 #