diff --git a/arch/arm64/Makefile b/arch/arm64/Makefile
index 45272266dafb64a1fda433e7f557bf11b89e908e..7976d2d242fa194b853a3c011b554fa6c979ef8e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # Copyright (C) 1995-2001 by Russell King
 
-LDFLAGS_vmlinux	:=-p --no-undefined -X
+LDFLAGS_vmlinux	:=--no-undefined -X
 CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds = -DTEXT_OFFSET=$(TEXT_OFFSET)
 GZFLAGS		:=-9
 
@@ -60,15 +60,13 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN), y)
 KBUILD_CPPFLAGS	+= -mbig-endian
 CHECKFLAGS	+= -D__AARCH64EB__
 AS		+= -EB
-LD		+= -EB
-LDFLAGS		+= -maarch64linuxb
+LDFLAGS		+= -EB -maarch64elfb
 UTS_MACHINE	:= aarch64_be
 else
 KBUILD_CPPFLAGS	+= -mlittle-endian
 CHECKFLAGS	+= -D__AARCH64EL__
 AS		+= -EL
-LD		+= -EL
-LDFLAGS		+= -maarch64linux
+LDFLAGS		+= -EL -maarch64elf
 UTS_MACHINE	:= aarch64
 endif