diff --git a/scripts/Kconfig.include b/scripts/Kconfig.include
index 5a84b6443875..3ee8ecfb8c04 100644
--- a/scripts/Kconfig.include
+++ b/scripts/Kconfig.include
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ ld-option = $(success,$(LD) -v $(1))
 
 # $(as-instr,<instr>)
 # Return y if the assembler supports <instr>, n otherwise
-as-instr = $(success,printf "%b\n" "$(1)" | $(CC) $(CLANG_FLAGS) -c -x assembler-with-cpp -o /dev/null -)
+as-instr = $(success,printf "%b\n" "$(1)" | $(CC) $(CLANG_FLAGS) -Wa$(comma)--fatal-warnings -c -x assembler-with-cpp -o /dev/null -)
 
 # check if $(CC) and $(LD) exist
 $(error-if,$(failure,command -v $(CC)),C compiler '$(CC)' not found)
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.compiler b/scripts/Makefile.compiler
index 8fcb427405a6..92be0c9a13ee 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.compiler
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.compiler
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ as-option = $(call try-run,\
 # Usage: aflags-y += $(call as-instr,instr,option1,option2)
 
 as-instr = $(call try-run,\
-	printf "%b\n" "$(1)" | $(CC) -Werror $(CLANG_FLAGS) $(KBUILD_AFLAGS) -c -x assembler-with-cpp -o "$$TMP" -,$(2),$(3))
+	printf "%b\n" "$(1)" | $(CC) -Werror $(CLANG_FLAGS) $(KBUILD_AFLAGS) -Wa$(comma)--fatal-warnings -c -x assembler-with-cpp -o "$$TMP" -,$(2),$(3))
 
 # __cc-option
 # Usage: MY_CFLAGS += $(call __cc-option,$(CC),$(MY_CFLAGS),-march=winchip-c6,-march=i586)